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,
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
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
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,
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,
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.
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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