When Napoleon abdicated (both times) he had very little money because he had bound up his fortunes with those of France. In other words, if France went down so would he.
His loyal friends urged him to run from the English government after the second abdication. Napoleon’s friends were certain the English government would murder him. Napoleon just went along and let the English capture him with almost no resistance.
Why?
Because through letting that government do what they wanted to him, Napoleon showed the world who the real bad guy was all along.
