Where was Napoleon exiled after his final defeat?

After his final defeat, Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena. The remote British-controlled island in the South Atlantic became his permanent place of confinement after the Battle of Waterloo and his second abdication in 1815.

Napoleon had already experienced exile on Elba after his first abdication in 1814, but that arrangement did not last. He escaped Elba, returned to France, and ruled again during the period known as the Hundred Days. His defeat at Waterloo ended that comeback. Unable to secure passage to the United States, he surrendered to the British and was sent to Saint Helena.

Napoleon arrived on the island in October 1815 with a small group of companions. The British chose Saint Helena because its isolation made escape extremely difficult and prevented him from returning to European politics. He lived mainly at Longwood House under strict supervision.

He remained there for the rest of his life and died on 5 May 1821, aged 51. Elba is the common mix-up: it was the site of his first exile, not his final one.