Delmarva Home Once Tied to Plot to Smuggle Napoleon to the U.S.
On May 5th in 1821, French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the remote island of Saint Helena. But years before his death, there were reported plans to smuggle the deposed emperor to the United States—via Delmarva.
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On May 5th in 1821, French military leader Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on the remote island of Saint Helena. But years before his death, there were reported plans to smuggle the deposed emperor to the United States—via Delmarva.