Corsica is a perfumed isle; a wistful Napoleon, during his final exile on the remote Atlantic island of Saint Helena, is said to have spoken longingly of the scent of his homeland. The aroma of ...

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A Napoleon From Long Island Meets His Waterloo The organizers held their biggest re-enactment in a decade for the 210th anniversary of the battle, in Waterloo, Belgium.