The French on Cabrera: the prison island for Napoleon’s soldiers
Between 1809 and 1814, thousands of French prisoners of war were held on Cabrera Island, off the coast of Mallorca, following the defeat of Napoleon’s army at the Battle of Bailén. Hunger, disease and extreme deprivation turned this remote Balearic island into one of the most harrowing prisoner camps of the Napoleonic Wars. Discover the tragic story of the French prisoners on Cabrera and one of the darkest chapters in Mallorca’s history.