Napoleon’s memoirs dictated to Emmanuel de Las Cases

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Napoleon’s memoirs dictated to Emmanuel de Las Cases are a foundational firsthand account of his life and reign, recorded during his exile on Saint Helena and later published as the influential work *Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
historical document
memoir
primary source
author Emmanuel de Las Cases
basedOn dictation by Napoleon I
compiledBy Emmanuel de Las Cases
contains Napoleon’s account of major battles
Napoleon’s commentary on European politics
Napoleon’s justifications of his policies
Napoleon’s reflections on exile
Napoleon’s reflections on his career
Napoleon’s views on his enemies
countryOfOrigin France
firstPublicationDate 1823
genre autobiography
historical narrative
political memoir
hasAlternativeTitle Memorial of Saint Helena
hasForm edited transcript of conversations
hasTitle Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène
historicalPeriodCovered early 19th century
late 18th century
influenced 19th-century European public opinion
Napoleonic legend
romantic image of Napoleon
language French
narratedBy Napoleon I
notableFor apologetic defense of Napoleon’s rule
detailed account of Saint Helena exile
firsthand testimony of Napoleon I
major source for Napoleonic historiography
placeDescribed Corsica
Egypt
France
Italy
Russia
Saint Helena
Waterloo
placeOfComposition Saint Helena
publisher French publishers in Paris
relatedWork other Saint Helena memoirs
structure multi-volume work
subject First French Empire
French Revolution
Napoleon I
Napoleonic Wars
exile of Napoleon I
timeOfComposition 1815–1816
timeOfDictation 1815–1816

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Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte hasAssociatedWork Napoleon’s memoirs dictated to Emmanuel de Las Cases
Battle of Lodi describedIn Napoleon’s later memoirs
linked to: Napoleon’s memoirs dictated to Emmanuel de Las Cases