A voice from Waterloo: A history of the battle fought on the 18th June, 1815Cotton, Edward
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A voice from Waterloo: A history of the battle fought on the 18th June, 1815
Cotton, Edward
Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
“The 1st division of infantry to collect this night at Ath and
adjacent, and to be in readiness to move at a moment’s notice.
“The 3d division to collect this night at Braine-le-Comte, and to be
in readiness to move at the shortest notice.
“The 4th division to be collected this night at Grammont, with the
exception of the troops beyond the Scheldt, which are to be moved to
Audenarde.
“The 5th division, the 81st regiment and the Hanoverian brigade of
the 6th division, to be in readiness to march from Brussels at a
moment’s notice.
“The duke of Brunswick’s corps to collect this night on the high-road
between Brussels and Vilvorde.
“The Nassau troops to collect at day-light to-morrow morning on the
Louvain road, and to be in readiness to move at a moment’s notice.
“The Hanoverian brigade of the 5th division to collect this night at
Hal, and to be in readiness at day-light to-morrow morning to move
towards Brussels, and to halt on the high-road between Alost and
Assche for further orders.
“The prince of Orange is requested to collect at Nivelles the 2d and
3d divisions of the army of the Low-Countries; and, should that point
have been attacked this day, to move the 3d division of British
infantry upon Nivelles, as soon as collected.
“This movement is not to take place until it is quite certain that
the enemy’s attack is upon the right of the Prussian army, and the
left of the British army.
“Lord Hill will be so good as to order prince Frederick of Orange
to occupy Audenarde with five hundred men, and to collect the 1st
division of the army of the Low-Countries, and the Indian brigade, at
Sotteghem, so as to be ready to march in the morning at day-light.
“The reserve artillery to be in readiness to move at day-light.
“WELLINGTON.”
(_Gurwood_, vol XII, p. 472-3.)
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE ARMY ON JUNE 16TH.
_Signed by Colonel Sir William De Lancey, Deputy
Quarter-Master-General._
_To General Lord Hill._
“June 16th, 1815.
“The duke of Wellington requests that you will move the 2d division
of infantry upon Braine-le-Comte immediately. His Grace is going to
Waterloo.”
_To the same._
“June 16th, 1815.
“Your Lordship is requested to order prince Frederick of Orange to
move, immediately upon the receipt of this order, the 1st division
of the army of the Low-Countries, and the Indian brigade, from
Sotteghem to Enghien, leaving five hundred men, as before directed,
in Audenarde.”
_To the same._
“GENAPPE, June 16th, 1815.
“The 2d division of infantry to move to-morrow morning at day-break
from Nivelles to Quatre-Bras.
“The 4th division of infantry to move at day-break to-morrow morning
to Nivelles.”
“June 16th, 1815.
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