Napoleon was moved to Longwood House(Napoleon)

Napoleon - Napoleon was moved to Longwood House

Time: Dec, 1815

Place: Longwood House, Saint Helena

Details: The British kept Napoleon on the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, 1,870 km (1,162 mi) from the west coast of Africa. They also took the precaution of sending a garrison of soldiers to uninhabited Ascension Island, which lay between St. Helena and Europe. Napoleon was moved to Longwood House on Saint Helena in December 1815; it had fallen into disrepair, and the location was damp, windswept and unhealthy.