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
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
The Coronation Ceremony
Today's installment concludes The Coronation of Napoleon,our selection from Life of Napoleon Buonaparte by William Hazlitt published in 1830.If
Napoleon Meets the Pope
If Pope Pius VII represented the decay of ancient superstition, Bonaparte represented the high and palmy state of modern opinion; yet not insulting
The Coronation of Napoleon
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Elected Emperor.IntroductionThe French Revolution did not set