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