Napoleon and America?

America supported the attempts of Napoleon’s armies to defeat the British in the Peninsular War both militarily and politically, and, in 1812, launched a war that partially diverted resources from Britain. She was also prepared to welcome Napoleon following his defeat at Waterloo, it was while contemplating that course that he finally surrendered to a British ship (HMS Bellerophon). There were a number of fairly bizarre plots/attempts to release him from St Helena,