200 years since Napoleon was at Plymouth

People gather to mark 200 years since Napoleon was held at Plymouth. Credit: ITV West Country

The links between Plymouth and Napoleon, the French emperor who was famously defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, are legendary.

Just weeks after that humiliation Napoleon ended up in Plymouth - awaiting news of his fate at the hands of his British captors.

So what did he make of his time in Devon two centuries ago?

Jeff Welch went to find out, at a ceremony to mark 200 years since Napoleon was detained at Plymouth.

Credit: ITV West Country
Credit: ITV West Country
Credit: ITV West Country
Credit: ITV West Country
Credit: ITV West Country