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EMPEROR-NAPOLEON-ELBA
Italian enthusiast Roberto Colla, representing French Emperor Napoleon , stands on a ship on February 22, 2015, in the harbour of Portoferraio on the island of Elba, Italy. The Italian island, where Napoleon was sent into exile in 1814, marks the 200th anniversary of the emperor leaving from Portoferraio and landing at the Golfe-Juan near Antibes,south of France, with enthusiast re-enacting the whole adventure. On February 28, 1814, British General Sir Neil Campbell realised with horror that his illustrious prisoner, Napoleon Bonaparte, had slipped away from the island of Elba. The exiled emperor had in fact sneaked out two days earlier, embarking in the heady 'Hundred Days' that would culminate in his final defeat on the muddy fields of Waterloo. Two centuries later, scores of history buffs in full costume are gathered on the Mediterranean island to re-enact the start of Napoleon's great escape. 50-year-old medic Roberto Colla, aka Napoleon Bonaparte, gathered his 'Grande Armée' on the main square of Portoferraio, the main city of the island, before leading his men past the British Fort and the Villa dei Mulini, the emperor's residence during his 10-month exile.Then 'Napoleon' attended a solemn mass before setting sail on board the 'Pandora' heading for the French coast. Later the focus will have moved on to the French seaside town of Golfe-Juan, where another Napoleon lookalike will lead his loyal followers in a reconstruction of the emperor's triumphant return to home soil two hundred years ago. Photo by Eric Vandeville /ABACAPRESS.COM
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Island of Elba, Elba, Italy |
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Hepta/Mediafax Foto |
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Vandeville Eric |
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23 Februarie 2015 |
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4208 x 2940 (6.27 MB) |
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