Archives for March 2018

Napoleon Faces Ill-will of Events at Waterloo

It was time for this vast man to fall; his excessive weight in human destiny disturbed the balance.Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a

Wellington, on seeing Waterloo two years afterward, exclaimed, “My battleﬁeld has been altered.”Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a selection

Imagine a vast undulating ground; each ascent is commanded by the next ascent and all the undulations ascend to Mont St. Jean, where they form the

Never did a battleﬁeld present such an anomalous spectacle.Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a selection from History of the War in France

It is a matter of some interest to trace the fortunes of the shattered fragments of a nation once prosperous, and, in its own eyes and those of its

The army of Napoleon was formed in two lines, with a reserve.Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a selection from History of the War in France

The Prussians, ﬁred by enthusiasm, forgot the fatigues they had for four days endured.Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a selection from The

This series has ten easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Prussians Loose Battle of Ligny.IntroductionThis battle is more famous

Today's installment concludes The First Battle of Bull Run,our selection from The American Conflict: A History of the Great Rebellion in the United