The campaign of Waterloo: the classic account of Napoleon's last battles
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Home Affairs
PAGE
The situation after the peace of 1814. . . 19
Reductions in the Army ....... 20
Factious criticism of the Opposition in Parliament . . 21
Liverpool’s difficulties with his supporters .... 22
Renewal of Hostilities—Campaign in the Low Countries Napoleon’s escape from Elba and entry into Paris . 22
Collapse of all royalist resistance to him .... 23
The Plenipotentiaries at Vienna declare Napoleon outlawed . 23
They agree upon the contingents to be placed in the field . 24
Wellington returns from Vienna to the Netherlands . . 24
The wretched British army that awaited him ... 26
The question “Are we at peace or at war?” ... 26
Legal obstacles delay the calling out of the Militia 26-7
The Opposition responsible chiefly for this .... 28
The question of peace or war a real difficulty . . 28-9
Wellington’s army; its weakness in artillery .... 29
The German Legion and Hanoverian Militia ... 30
Wellington’s complaints of his staff examined .31
His principal staff-officers and subordinate generals 32
The staff in the Adjutant-general’s and Quartermaster-
general’s departments ...... 33
The Duke of York’s readiness to help him . . -34
6 THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO
PAGI
The Allied troops under Wellington’s command : the Dutch . 34-5 The Belgians . . . . . . 35-6
Wellington’s difficulties with the King of the Netherlands . 37
The King gives way to him ...... 38
Organisation of Wellington’s army ..... 38
The subtlety with which the elements were mixed . . 39
The Prussian army; Blücher, Gneisenau .... 40
Napoleon: his position on his return to France . . .41
Failure of his conceded constitution ..... 42
His measures for raising armies ...... 42
The organisation of his armies ...... 43
His principal officers: reasons for Murat’s absence . . 44-5
The Allied plan of campaign . . . . . . .45
Wellington’s anxiety to check Napoleon from making headway outside France ....... 46
His anxiety for the fate of the British Ministry . . . 46-7
CHAPTER II
Campaign in the Low Countries Dispositions of the Prince of Orange and Kleist to meet a
possible early invasion of Belgium .... 48
Wellington’s agreement with Gneisenau . . *49
He arranges for the defence of the Low Countries . . 50
Extreme difficulty of his position ..... 50-1
The two parties in the Prussian army . . . .51
Wellington’s feelings contrasted with those of the Prussians
towards France . . . . . . .51
Wellington’s conditional orders in case of invasion of Belgium 52 Meeting of the Saxon troops ...... 52
Presages of the coming campaign at the British and Prussian
headquarters ... . . . . -53
False reports of Napoleon’s movements . . 54
Cantonments of Wellington’s army in June 55
Positions of the Prussian army ...... 56
Extension of the Allied line ...... *7
CONTENTS 7
PAGE
Faults of the Prussian dispositions ..... 58
Gneisenau’s strange orders in case of a French advance . 59
Contraction of the Prussian cantonments with a view to
concentration ........ 60
Napoleon’s plan of campaign ...... 60
His concentration . . . . . . .61
The difficulty of “war or peace’* again appears ... 62
Napoleon’s orders for the advance into Belgium ... 64
The French passage of the Sambre ..... 65
The first collisions with the Prussians: the French left wing . 66
The French centre ....... 67
Situation of the French at nightfall of 15th June ... 68
Proceedings of the Allies: the Prussians .... 69
The British ......... 70
The intelligence received by Wellington during the day . 70-1 The orders finally issued by him ..... 72
Reasons for the surprise of the Allies ..... 73
CHAPTER III
Campaign in the Low Countries
The Duchess of Richmond’s ball 75
General Constant secures Quatre Bras .... 75
Wellington’s orders for concentration ..... 76
Napoleon’s plans for the 16th of June ..... 77
His vague ideas of his enemy’s whereabouts . . .77
Prussian orders for the 16th of June ..... 77-8
Dispositions of Perponcher at Quatre Bras .... 80
Wellington’s arrival at Quatre Bras . . .81
His incorrect information furnished to Blücher ... 82
His meeting with Blücher ....... 83
Napoleon’s orders to Ney ....... 84
His dispositions for the battle of Ligny and his new orders
to Ney ......... 85
Napoleon realises that the Prussian army is before him . . 86
His new orders to Ney ....... 86
8
THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO
FAG*
The battle of Ligny ..... The late advance of Ney .... Description of the field of Quatre Bras The dispositions of the Prince of Orange Ney’s dispositions for attack The French open their attack Wellington arrives on the field .
His counter-attack ..... Ney develops his attack in force The battle of Quatre Bras Comments on the action .... The conduct of the troops: the Netherlanders The Germans .....
The British .....
The French losses ..... Napoleon’s conduct considered .
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CHAPTER IV
Campaign in the Low Countries
The retreat of the Prussians . . . . .118
The British assemble at Quatre Bras . . . .119
Wellington learns of the Prussian retreat . . . .120
The pursuit of the Prussians by the French . . .120
Napoleon decides to divide his army . . . .121
His instructions to Grouchy . . . . .122
Their vagueness and uncertainty . . . . .123
Retreat of Wellington upon Waterloo . . .124
Inactivity of Ney . . . . . .124
Napoleon advances upon the British . . . .125
Wellington leaves the cavalry to cover his retreat . . .126
Incidents of the retreat ...... 127-28
The French pursuit not pressing . . . . .129
Position of the French left wing and reserve at nightfall . 30
Movements and reports of Grouchy . . .131
Orders of Blücher on the night of the 17th of June . .132
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Incompetence or disloyalty of the Prussian staff Disloyalty of Gneisenau ....
March of the Prussians on Waterloo .
Movements of Grouchy on the 18th of June Napoleon’s confidence ....
Wellington resolves to stand his ground His expectation to be turned by his right The position of Waterloo ....
Hougoumont ......
La Haye Sainte .....
Disposition of Wellington’s army Its numbers ......
The occupation of the position .
Napoleon’s dispositions ....
His main attack to be made on the Allied centre The delay in opening it
The battle of Waterloo ....
Napoleon’s first demonstration on both flanks Jerome turns his demonstration into a serious attack Hougoumont .....
Napoleon detaches troops to check the Prussian advance His grand attack on the centre .
Its initial successes .....
Its total defeat by the British cavalry .
The British cavalry wrecked by its success .
Lull in the action generally Continued fighting about Hougoumont
133 135 *35 *35 136-7 138
«39 140
*4* 142 142 *44 *45 *45 146
*47 148 148
upon
148-51
*5* *52 153-5 156-7 158 «59
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CHAPTER V
Second half-hearted attack on the Allied centre . .161
Ney prepares a third attack with cavalry only .162
Complete failure of this attack ...... 163-5
Blücher attempts to advance . . . .166
He is checked by Lobau ....... 167
Renewed vain attacks of the French cavalry . . .167
IO THE CAMPAIGN OF WATERLOO
PAG*
Terrible losses of the French . . . . .170
Ney repeats his attack with cavalry and infantry . . ,170
Its initial failure ■ . . . . . . . .171-3
Blücher, reinforced, begins to press the French . . 173
Napoleon throws him back . . . . .174
A new attack masters La Haye Sainte . . . .174
Napoleon’s efforts to push his advantage . . . .175
A fresh attack on Hougoumont is repulsed . . . .176
Danger in the Allied centre . . . . . .177
Blücher begins to press forward . . . . . .177
Ziethen’s corps arrives on the field . . . . .178
Napoleon launches his final attack with the Imperial Guard 179 The attack and its repulse . . . . . 180-3
The counter-attack of the Allies . . . . .183
Dissolution of the French army ...... 184-5
CHAPTER VI
The casualties of the British at Waterloo . 186-9
The casualties of Wellington’s foreign troops 189
Movements of the Prussians 190
Escalade of Cambrai and capture of P^ronne *91
The Allies arrive before Paris »91
Surrender of Paris ..... 192
Infamous behaviour of the Netherlander and Prussians . 192-3
The terms of peace ..... *94
The fate of Murat, Ney, and others • 195
Surrender of Napoleon .... • 195
St. Helena ......
Comments 6n the campaign of Waterloo 197
The first stage of the campaign . • 198
The second stage ..... • »99
Wellington’s nerve in accepting battle 201
Napoleon’s tactics at Waterloo . 202
British and Prussian losses in the batde . 203
Internal distrust in the French army . . 205
CONTENTS
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Reflections on the British artillery and cavalry considered .206-7 Both sides exhausted towards the close of the battle . . 208
Bad quality of all the armies engaged ..... 209
The victory was Wellington’s . . . . . .210
APPENDICES
I. The Anglo-Allied Army in the Waterloo campaign . 213
II. Strength of the British Army present at Waterloo . 218
III. Composition of the Prussian Army under Field-Marshal
Prince von Bllicher . . . .219
IV. Composition of the French Army under the Emperor
Napoleon . . . . . . .221
INDEX..................................................227
Officer of King’s Own.
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