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Restoration, 298; minister to Louis
XVIII., 308.

Foy, Gen., 134, 190, 197, 215; at the

battle of Quatre Bras, 124.
France, condition of, in 1815, 28; ad-
vance of the Allies into, after
Waterloo, 269; Napoleon's fare-
well to, 321. See also French,
Paris, &c.

Frasne, Marshal Ney at, 75, 99.
Frazer, Col., 217.

Frazer's Letters, 83.

Frederic, Prince of Orangc. See
Orange.

French, the, barbarity and chivalry
of, in battle, 214; Napoleon as re-
presentative of, 3.
French army, the, 25; it restores
Napoleon, 1815, 3; its concentra-
tion by Napoleon, 60; its positions
in this campaign, 77; reviewed by
Napoleon on the morning of the
battle of Waterloo, 189; its strength
at Waterloo, 254, 329. See also
Napoleon, &c.
Frischermont, 180.
Fuller, Col., 213.

Gérard, Lieut.-Gen., 61, 70, 77, 168,
334, 329; at the battle of Ligny,
112; at Wavre, 260.
Germans, the, under Baring at La
Haye Sainte, 219. See also Prus-
sians, &c.

Gerrard, George, Life Guardsman,
210.

Ghigny, Major-Gen. de, his Dutch-

Belgic brigade, 186, 211, 327.
Girard, 329; at the battle of Ligny,
110.

Gneisenau, Gen. von, 120, 121, 153,
246.

Gooch, Ensign, 199.

Gosselies, Marshal Ney at, 99.
Graham, Sergt., 199.

Grant, Major-Gen. Sir Colquhoun,
185, 327.

Grey, Lord, his opposition to war
with Napoleon, 15.

Grouchy, Marshal, 60, 89, 95; in pur-
suit of Blucher, after Ligny, 156,
164; and Waterloo, 166; his move-
ments before the combat of Wavre,
169; Napoleon's instructions to,
249; his retreat from Wavre, 258;
and the campaign, 249, 332; at
Villers Cotterets, 291.

Guard, French Imperial, 115, 190,
191.

Guard, Old. See Imperial Guard.
Guard, the Young, at the battle of
Ligny, 115.

Guards, British, 183; at Hougou-

mont, 197, 215, 230; at Quatre
Bras, 135; at Waterloo, 208, 213,
215, 230, 238.

Hal, the position at, and its relation
to the battle of Waterloo, 174, 182,
252.

Halkett, Major-Gen. Sir Colin, 131,
183, 242, 325.

Halkett, Col. Hugh, 186, 326.
Hamilton, Col., 133, 213, 326.
Hanoverian troops, the, 183, 184, 200.
Hardinge, Sir Henry, 98.

Henkel, Gen. Von., 327; at Ligny,

112.

Hervey, Ensign, 199.

Hill, Lt.-Gen. Lord, 41, 182, 326.
Hougoumont, wood of, 178, 192, 193;
the attack on, 195; the second
attack, 215; the chateau and farm
fired by the French, 217, 225; the
last attack, 236, 254.
Howard, Major, 243.

Imperial Guard, the, 216; defeats the
Prussians at Ligny, 119; at Plan-
chenoit, 232, 244; charge of, at
Waterloo, 233; its defeat, 235;
around Napoleon, 245.
Infantry, British, at Quatre Bras, 130.

Jacquinot, his lancers, 190, 210, 329.
Jagow, Gen. Von, 327; at Ligny,
112.

Jerome, Prince, 190, 195, 196, 215,
329.

Johnstone, Major-Gen., 326.

Jomini, Gen., on Napoleon's fatal
delays in this campaign, 146; on
the fight of Waterloo, 192.
Joseph Bonaparte, ex-King of Spain,
272, 275, 276.

Josephine, Empress. 274.

Jurgass, Gen. Von, 328; at the battle

of Ligny, 111.

Kellerman, Lt.-Gen., at Quatre Bras,
132, 330.

Kempt, Major-Gen. Sir Jas., and his
brigade, 184, 228, 326; at Quatre
Bras, 137; at Waterloo, 205, 210;
his death, 206.

Kennedy, Sir James Shaw, 42, 185,
209, 251.

Kielmansegge, Major-Gen. Count,
131, 183, 237, 325.

La Belle Alliance, 152, 172, 180.
Lafayette, counsels Napoleon to abdi-
cate, 280, 283, 285, 293, 294.
La Haye Sainte, farm of, 179, 184;
the attacks on, 217; taken by the
French, 219, 220; after the cap-
ture, 225.

Lambert, Major-Gen. Sir John, and
his brigade, 186, 228, 326.

Lanjuinais, M., 30, 282, 285.
Las Casas, 316.

Life Guards, the, 151; at Waterloo,
205, 212.

Ligny, and Blucher's position there,

103; the movements leading up to
the battle, 108; the battle, 109;
advance of the Old Guard, and
defeat of the Prussians, 119; losses
at, 121; the Prussian retreat after,
153; Napoleon's view of, 249.
Lobau, Lieut.-Gen., 330; attacked by
Bulow and the advancing Prus-
sians, 231, 243.

Louis XVIII., restoration of, 298, 308.
Low Countries, the, the Allies in, 33.

See also Belgium, &c.

Lucien Bonaparte and the Emperor's
abdication, 275, 277, 281, 284, 293.

Macdonnell, Lieut.-Col., 183, 198.
Maitland, Capt., 314; receives Napo-
leon on board the Bellerophon, 316,
318.

Maitland, Major-Gen., and his bri-
gade, 183, 325; at Waterloo, 238,
239, 325.

Malmaison, La, Napoleon at, after
his abdication, 309.

Marcognet, his brigade, 190, 205.
Massena, Prince Marshal, and the
defence of Paris, 300.

"Memoirs of St. Helena," Napo-
leon's, their reticence and untruth-
fulness, 90, 91.

Merle, Major-Gen. Van, 186, 210,
233, 327.

Metternich, Prince, 11.

Milhaud, Lieut.-Gen.,330; his cuiras-
siers, 210, 222.

Mitchell, Col., and his brigade, 183,
326.

Mont St. Jean, the retreat upon,

June 17, 148; headquarters of
Wellington, 172, 177.
Mortier, Marshall, 297.

Murat, King of Naples, before An-
cona, 18.

Namur, assault of, by the Prussians,
264.

Napoleon, his relation to Europe in

1815, 3; as a representative of the
French, 3; his return from Elba,
8; and restoration as Emperor by
the French army, ib.; the Allies'
declaration against him, 12; his
political calculations, 19; Benjamin
Constant on, 20; his ministry, 22;
his resources and exertions, 23; his
army, 25, 329; his plans for the
campaign of Waterloo, 45, 246,
336; Wellington's respect for his
abilities, 49; his position on the
eve of the campaign, 53; his wish
to defer hostilities, 56; his invasion
of Belgium, 60, 160; his concen-
tration of his forces, 60; his Order
of the Day, June 14th, 64; his pro-
jected proclamation to the Belgians,
65; his under-estimate of the
ability of Wellington and the Allied
commanders, 68, 140; asleep in the
camp, Col. De Baudus' story, 73;
at Charleroi, 75; his position on
the morning of June 16th, 89;
his
inactivity, 89, 146, 162, 176; the
"Memoirs of St. Helena" on these
events, 90, 251, 320; his consultation
with Ney, 90; fails to foresee the
position at Quatre Bras, 91; finally
determines upon his course, 93;
at Fleurus, 95; his despatches to
Ney at Quatre Bras, 97; his doubt-
ing mind, 94, 202; and the battles
of Ligny and Quatre Bras, 106; he

acted upon conjecture, Wellington
upon certain information, 144, 156;
retrospect of his operations before
the battle of Waterloo, 159; his
march into Belgium, 60, 160; his
miscalculations, 160, 163; his fatal
delays, 162, 176; his generalship
from Marengo to Waterloo, 162;
at his headquarters, night of June
17th, 173; his opinion on Blucher's
flank march, 169; his view of the
battle of Waterloo, 187, 249, 253;
on the morning of the battle, 187;
his self-confidence,188; his opinion
of Wellington, 188; he perceives
the approach of the Prussians at
Waterloo, 200; his irresolution,
202; the censure of his attack on
the British left at Waterloo, 212;
his activity and personal lead at the
close of the battle, 235; after the
rout of the Imperial Guard, 242,
245; surrounded by the Old Guard,
245;
his narrow escape from cap-
ture, 246; defects in his plans, 246,
336; his view of the battle of Ligny,
249; his writings on Waterloo, 249,
253; compared with Wellington,
251; his bulletins on Ligny and
Waterloo, 274; after Waterloo,
269; he deserts the army, 271;
arrives in Paris, 274; the Chambers
hostile to him, 275; he meets his
ministers, 276, 282; he proposes a

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temporary dictatorship," but the
Chambers insist upon abdication,
277; he abdicates in favour of his
son, 287; Napoleon II. reigns (in
name only), ib.; after the abdica-
tion, 291; his reign of fifteen years,
292; his fall, 292, 293; in seclusion
at Malmaison, 309; he is reluctant to
fly, 310; his reliance upon his army,

311, 313, 320; he expects to be re-
called, 310, 313; his flight, 312; his
last request of the Provisional
Government, 312; at Rochfort, 314;
proposes to come to England, 315;
his views on England, 315; his
letter to the Prince Regent, 317;
he gives himself up to Capt. Mait-
land, and is a prisoner on board
the Bellerophon, 318; the treatment
of Napoleon contrasted with his
treatment of the Duc d'Enghien,
318; his six days in Plymouth Har-
bour, 318; he is sentenced to trans-
portation to St. Helena, 318; his
"Protest," 319; his "Memoirs,"
93, 251, 320; his character, 318,
321; his farewell to France, 321;
at St. Helena, 322; his mistakes,
336; his army at Waterloo, 329.
Napoleon II., 287, 297.
Nassau regiment, the, 183, 194, 200,
230, 326.

Ney, Marshal, 73, 74, 197, 297; at
Frasne, 75; his meeting with
Napoleon at Charleroi, 90; and
Quatre Bras, 91; Napoleon's in-
structions to him, 97; his supposed
"inactivity," 103; the battle of
Quatre Bras, ib., 122, 128, 141; his
attack on the Allies' left at Water-
loo, 200, 203, 212; his operations
after the capture of La Haye Sainte,
220; his attacks with the cavalry at
Waterloo, 222; he is ordered to
lead the charge of the Imperial
Guard, 234, 237; in the retreat,
245; his fate, 246.

Old Guard, the. See Imperial Guard.
Olferman, Col., 186.

Omptede, Col. von, 183, 229, 325.
Orange, Prince Frederic of, 41, 185,

237, 229; at Quatre Bras, 101, 132,

137.

Pack, Maj. Gen. Sir Denis, 184, 326;
at Quatre Bras, 129; at Waterloo,
205, 207, 208.

Pajol, Lieut. Gen., 330; at Lam-
busaret, 77.

Paris, Napoleon arrives in, after
Waterloo, 275; the Chambers re-
solve upon an abdication, 277; the
abdication in favour of Napoleon's
son, 287; the Allies' march on,
288; the Provisional Government,
after the Emperor's abdication, 294;
and the restoration of Louis XVIII.
297, 307; the Allies arrive before,
299; the defence of, 299; the capi-
tulation of, 303, 307.

Patrols, those of the Prussians vigi-
lant, those of the French negligent,
155, 157, 164, 170.

Peronne taken by Sir John Byng,

290.

Perponcher, Gen. Baron de, 87, 100,
184, 325.

Picton, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Thomas, 41,
184, 326; at the battle of Quatre
Bras, 112, 127; his death at the
battle of Waterloo, 205, 206.
Pirch I., Gen. von., 79, 106, 153,
257, 265, 327.

Pirch II., Gen. von, 74, 327; at the

battle of Ligny, 111.

Piré and his cavalry, 134, 190, 197,
217, 329.
Planchenoit lost and won by the
French, 231, 232, 244.
Ponsonby, Col. F., 214.
Ponsonby, Major-Gen. Sir Wm.,
185, 207, 327; killed at Waterloo,
213.

Prussia, Prince William of, 328.

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Waterloo, the campaign of, Welling-
ton's plan for it, 51; the general
position on the eve of the cam-
paign, 53; position of Napoleon,
53; commencement of operations,
68; attack on the Prussian posi-
tion, 69; Napoleon's course
June 15 and 16, 89; the morning
of the 16th of June, 89; the founda-
tion of the victory, 99; effect of
the rains of the day and night
before the fight, 151; arrival of
Napoleon before Wellington's posi-
tion, 152; the Allied position taken,

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