Feb. 26, 1815: Napoleon escapes from Elba to begin his second conquest of France. ... After Napoleon Bonaparte’s disastrous campaign in Russia ended in defeat, he was forced into exile on Elba.

Tuscany's Elba Island is celebrating 200th anniversary of Napoleon's exile to Elba. Reenactment of emperor's arrival is one of many events for the bicentennial .

In April 1814, following the Treaty of Fontainebleau, Napoleon was exiled to the Island of Elba off the coast of Tuscany, central Italy, where he spent nine months before escaping to return to France.

Elba is where Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled in 1814. The Villa dei Mulini is open to the public, with absolutely beautiful interiors and gorgeous gardens where he spent much of his time.

Napoleon Bonaparte's first exile happened in 1814 after a failed Russian invasion. European allies ordered his dispatch to Elba, a tiny island off the Tuscan coast.

Napoleon made a bold return from exile in 1815 only to lose his last shot at empire in a crushing defeat delivered by the Duke of Wellington and the combined forces of Europe.