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Napoleon’s Last, Desperate Attack on Wellington

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

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

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

Between the panic-stricken fugitives and the victors were undefeated units capable of disputing a southern advance. Between the panic-stricken

This at length had been effected; and Schenck’s brigade and Ayres’s battery, of Tyler’s division, were on the point of crossing the Run to aid in

Today's installment concludes The Hungarians Revolt,our selection from Story of Hungary by Arminius Vembery published in 1887.If you have

A last attempt was now made by the Hungarians to negotiate peace with the court, but it failed,Continuing The Hungarians Revolt,our selection from

At that time the Hungarian Diet still met at Presburg but the two sister-cities of Buda and Pest formed the real capital of the country and were the