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This frequently recounted story from the 19th century originates in the Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène, the diary of Emmanuel de Las Cases, a close confidant of Napoléon Bonaparte during his exile on St. Helena. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1dx05b1/did_napoleon_once_gift_a_young_english_sailor_a/ http://johntyrrell.blogspot.com/2011/08/napoleon-and-british-sailor.html https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/M282704/Napoleon-and-the-Young-English-Sailor
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