The memoirs were written in exile between 1817 and 1820 on St Helena, where Napoleon was sent after his defeat by allied forces at the battle of Waterloo in June 1815.

• 这些回忆录手稿是他1817年到1820年在圣赫勒那岛流放期间写的。拿破仑在滑铁卢一役中被反法联军击败，随后于1815年6月被放逐到圣赫勒那岛。