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
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
Wellington’s Army Faces Napoleon’s Alone
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
Prussians Arrive at Waterloo Battlefield
The Prussians, fired by enthusiasm, forgot the fatigues they had for four days endured.Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a selection from The