Today's installment concludes Lee Surrenders at Appomatox,our selection from Memoirs of Grant by Ulysses S. Grant published in 1885.If you have
My 7 Biggest Decades Course at SEL – 2
To 1885This session covers the decade between 1876 to 1885.Course Sessions Background To 1885 To 1895 To 1905 To 1915 To
Grant Meets Lee at Appomattox
When I went into the house I found General Lee. We greeted each other, and after shaking hands took our seats.Continuing Lee Surrenders at
Napoleon Flees the Battlefield at Waterloo
Today's installment concludes The Battle of Waterloo,the name of our combined selection from Wolfgang Menzel, William Siborne, and Victor Hugo. The
Napoleon’s Awful Mistake at Waterloo
Everybody knows Napoleon’s awful mistake: Grouchy expected, Blucher coming up; death instead of life.Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a
Ney’s Cavalry Attacks British at Waterloo
The cuirassiers annihilated seven squares out of thirteen, captured or spiked sixty guns and took six English regimental flags.Continuing The Battle
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
Napoleon Sends Forward the Cavalry at Waterloo
Wellington, on seeing Waterloo two years afterward, exclaimed, “My battlefield has been altered.”Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a selection
Victor Hugo on Waterloo
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