Napoleon I's exile to St. Helena encompasses the final six years of the deposed emperor's life, commencing with his second abdication[note 1] at the end of the Hundred Days, which had concluded with his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.
Upon reaching Rochefort, Napoleon I was unable to travel to the United States as he had wished. The British government had decided to imprison him and deport him to the island of Saint Helena, situated in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with the intention of ensuring that he could no longer "disturb the peace of the world." He died there on May 5, 1821.
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