Waterloo, the Downfall of the First Napoleon: A History of the Campaign of 1815 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 39
Page 24
... fact that the proper conscription for 1815 had been levied in the autumn of 1813. The drafts on the rising generation had been anticipated , and hence there remained little available except the old soldiers . Another significant fact is ...
... fact that the proper conscription for 1815 had been levied in the autumn of 1813. The drafts on the rising generation had been anticipated , and hence there remained little available except the old soldiers . Another significant fact is ...
Page 27
... facts and to common sense . It has been said , indeed , by Count Thibaudeau , that the most formidable enemy of France and of Napoleon was Napoleon himself . But that expresses only half the truth . In what condition was France in 1815 ...
... facts and to common sense . It has been said , indeed , by Count Thibaudeau , that the most formidable enemy of France and of Napoleon was Napoleon himself . But that expresses only half the truth . In what condition was France in 1815 ...
Page 31
... fact that constitutional liberty was established , as if they doubted the sincerity of him who had laid aside his " ex- traordinary powers ; " and they took care to record their intention of consolidating and amending the constitution ...
... fact that constitutional liberty was established , as if they doubted the sincerity of him who had laid aside his " ex- traordinary powers ; " and they took care to record their intention of consolidating and amending the constitution ...
Page 43
... fact that Napoleon attacked at the point where the flanks of the two armies . lapped over each other , and necessarily the point involving the longest marches for the outlying divisions . Perhaps this is inevitable , but considering ...
... fact that Napoleon attacked at the point where the flanks of the two armies . lapped over each other , and necessarily the point involving the longest marches for the outlying divisions . Perhaps this is inevitable , but considering ...
Page 44
... , and utterly circumvent and rout the superb army of their formidable foe ! 1 Memorandum on the work of General Clausewitz . The fact is that Wellington and Blucher were never for 44 THE ARMY RESTORES THE EMPEROR . [ BOOK 1 .
... , and utterly circumvent and rout the superb army of their formidable foe ! 1 Memorandum on the work of General Clausewitz . The fact is that Wellington and Blucher were never for 44 THE ARMY RESTORES THE EMPEROR . [ BOOK 1 .
Contents
200 | |
203 | |
214 | |
221 | |
230 | |
235 | |
241 | |
247 | |
40 | |
48 | |
60 | |
68 | |
75 | |
89 | |
99 | |
109 | |
121 | |
138 | |
143 | |
145 | |
147 | |
156 | |
159 | |
166 | |
169 | |
172 | |
174 | |
195 | |
249 | |
256 | |
258 | |
267 | |
269 | |
274 | |
291 | |
299 | |
309 | |
312 | |
314 | |
318 | |
325 | |
337 | |
339 | |
340 | |
341 | |
342 | |
343 | |
344 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Allies Amand arrived artillery attack battalions batteries battle Belle Alliance Blucher brigade British Brussels Bulow centre Chambers Charleroi Charleroi road Charras Colonel columns commanded corps cuirassiers D'Erlon despatch directed division Dragoons Duke Dutch-Belgian Dyle Emperor enemy Europe fight fire flank Fleurus force Fouché France Frasne French army front frontier Gembloux Gemioncourt Genappe Gérard Grouchy guns Halkett halted Hanoverian Haye Sainte head-quarters hedges horse horsemen Hougoumont Hussars Imperial Guard infantry La Belle Alliance La Haye Sainte light cavalry Ligny Lobau Major-General Meuse Mont St morning moved movement Namur Namur road Napo Napoleon National Guards Nivelles road o'clock occupied officers outposts Paris Picton Pirch Planchenoit Portrait position Prince of Orange Prussian army Quatre Bras rear regiments Reille retreat ridge right bank rode Sambre sent side skirmishers slope soldiers Sombref Soult squadrons strength Thielemann tion Trans troops Vandamme village vols Waterloo Wavre Wellington whole Ziethen
Popular passages
Page 11 - ROGER OF WENDOVER'S Flowers of History, comprising the History of England from the Descent of the Saxons to AD 1235, formerly ascribed to Matthew Paris.
Page 14 - ARISTOPHANES' Comedies. Trans., with Notes and Extracts from Frere's and other Metrical Versions, by WJ Hickie. Portrait.
Page 6 - LANZI'S History of Painting in Italy, from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the i8th Century.
Page 18 - LILLY. Introduction to Astrology. With a Grammar of Astrology and Tables for calculating Nativities, by Zadkiel. MANTELL'S (Dr.) Geological Excursions through the Isle of Wight and along the Dorset Coast. Numerous Woodcuts and Geological Map. Petrifactions and their Teachings. Handbook to the Organic Remains in the British Museum. Numerous Woodcuts.
Page 13 - Engravings. PICKERING'S History of the Races of Man, and their Geographical Distribution ; with AN ANALYTICAL SYNOPSIS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN.
Page 13 - Sharon Turner's History of the AngloSaxons, from the Earliest Period to the Norman Conquest.
Page 11 - HENRY OF HUNTINGDON'S History of the English, from the Roman Invasion to the Accession of Henry II. ; with the Acts of King Stephen, and the Letter to Walter. By T. Forester, MA Frontispiece from an old MS.
Page 18 - CHEVREUL on Colour. Containing the Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours, and their Application to the Arts ; including Painting, Decoration, Tapestries, Carpets, Mosaics, Glazing, Staining, Calico Printing, Letterpress Printing, Map Colouring, Dress, Landscape and Flower Gardening, &c. Trans, by C. Martel. Several Plates. — With an additional series of 16 Plates in Colours, 7$.
Page 17 - CARPENTER'S (Dr. WB) Zoology, A Systematic View of the Structure, Habits, Instincts, and Uses of the principal Families of the Animal Kingdom, and of the chief Forms of Fossil Remains. Revised by WS Dallas, FLS Numerous Woodcuts. 2 vols. 6s. each. — Mechanical Philosophy, Astronomy, and Horology. A Popular Exposition. 181 Woodcuts. i8 BOHN'S LIBRARIES. CARPENTER'S Works.— < Vegetable Physiology and Systematic Botany.
Page 17 - Chalmers on the Adaptation of External Nature to the Moral and Intellectual Constitution of Man. With Memoir by Rev. Dr.