152; Blucher's aid at, 153; retro- spect of operations of both armies before the battle, 159. Waterloo, the battle of, position on the field on the morning of June 18, 164, 166; the field of battle, 177; English position at, 178, 187; French position at, 180, 187; Allies' troops engaged, 181, 325, 327; Napoleon on the morning of the battle, 187; his review of his army, 189; French troops on the field, 191, 329; the battle, 192; Reille opens the battle, 195; the attack on Hougoumont, 195; Ney's attack on the Allies' left, 200, 203; Wellington's coolness under fire, 220; attacks of the French, 221; Napoleon's reserve of infantry, 228, 230; arrival of the Prussians, 230; their attack under Bulow, 231; charge and defeat of the Im- perial Guard, 233, 234, 235; the battle won, 241; after the rout of the Imperial Guard, 242; the pur- suit, and narrow escape of Napoleon, 243; losses, 247; Siborne's account of the battle, 247; Jomini on, 192; Napoleon on, 187; reflections on, 249; criticism of Napoleon and Wellington relative to, 249; after the battle, 256; Allied losses at, 247, 257; French losses at, 247; the forces engaged, 325 et seq.; criticism of the operations, 332. Waterloo, church of, rolls of the killed at Waterloo there, 233. Waterloo, the village of, 178. Wavre, 177; the combat of, 258. Wellington, at the Congress of Vienna,
14; his arrival in Brussels, 34; his disposal of his forces, 42; his respect for Napoleon's abilities as
a general, 49; his plan of the cam- paign, 51; at Brussels on the 14th June, 65, 80; his inaction on June 14th and 15th, 80; his expectations as to Napoleon's attack, ib.; his order to advance on the evening of June 15th, 84; at the Duchess of Richmond's ball at Brussels on the same night, 84; the delay in the receipt of his orders to march, 88; and Quatre Bras, 98; his interview with Blucher at the Mill of Bussy was the foundation of the victory over Napoleon, 99; at Quatre Bras, 101; his narrow escape at the battle of Quatre Bras, 121, 128; Napo- leon held him too cheap, 140; after Quatre Bras, 143; he acted upon certain information, while Napoleon acted upon conjecture, 144; retrospect of the operations of the Allies before the battle of Waterloo, 159; the censure on, 161, 174; on the night before Waterloo, 173; criticism on, as to the force left at Hal, 174; Napo- leon's opinion of, 140, 188; on the morning of the battle of Waterloo, 193; he puts himself at the head of the Brunswick troops, 220, 326; his coolness under fire at Waterloo, 220; masses his troops to meet the Imperial Guard, 235; his order, "Up, Guards, and make ready!" 238; in action, 245; his meeting with Blucher at the close of the fight, 245; his plans criticised, 251; his generalship compared with Napoleon's, 251; his view of Waterloo, 252; after Waterloo, 256; on the battle and his losses, 257; the march to Paris, 269, 288; his view of the Restoration of
Louis XVIII., 298; before Paris, 303; and the capitulation of Paris, 303; his army, 325. Woodford, Col., 199. Wyndham, Captain, 198.
Young Guard, the, at Planchenoit, 231.
Ziethen, Lieut.-Gen. von, 63, 65, 72, 77, 81, 105, 160, 162, 257, 327.
CHISWICK PRESS-C. WHITTINGHAM AND CO., TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE.
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