Napoleon escaped from the island of Elba where he was exiled.
Why it is true
Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba in 1814, after his abdication. In February 1815, he escaped from the island and returned to France, retaking power during the so-called Hundred Days, until he was definitively defeated at Waterloo.
Source: Smithsonian Magazine
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