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15 July 1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders himself on the HMS Bellerophon
On July 15, 2023 by trappedinthe18thIn the early morning on 15th July in 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte boarded the British warship HMS Bellerophon to surrender himself. Buonaparte’s dress was an olive – coloured great coat over a green uniform, with scarlet cape and cuffs, green lapels turned back and edged with scarlet, skirts hooked back with bugle horns embroidered in gold,