On this day in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders to the captain of the British warship HMS Bellerophon off Rochefort, France. “I am come to throw myself on the protection of your Prince and your laws.” It has been 27 days since his army was crushed at Waterloo. pic.twitter.com/jhud0OlP0o
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