Journal of the Waterloo campaign, vol. 2 (of 2) : $b kept throughout the campaign of 1815Mercer, Cavalié
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Journal of the Waterloo campaign, vol. 2 (of 2) : $b kept throughout the campaign of 1815
Mercer, Cavalié
Mercer, Cavalié, 1783-1868 -- Diaries; Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Personal narratives, British
Paris, and the country for leagues round, form one immense garrison.
The Prussians have their headquarters at St Cloud, where Prince
Blucher occupies the palace. Their army occupies all the country
west of Paris--Versailles, Sêvres, Bellevue, &c., and round to the
southward as far as Charenton. In Paris they occupy the arsenal,
and at first had a bivouac of infantry in the Place du Carrousel,
and of light cavalry in the Champs Elysées, both of which have since
been withdrawn and sent somewhere into quarters. They also had
infantry in bivouac in the Jardin du Luxembourg, Place Royale. I do
not know whether they are withdrawn yet or not. Our headquarters
are at the Elysée Bourbon; and our cantonments, commencing at
Suresnes, extend along both banks of the Seine to Argenteuil and St
Germain en Laye, all round the north side of Paris to the heights of
Belleville. The greater part of our cavalry is, I believe, on the
left bank of the Seine. The Life Guards, Blues, &c., are at Nanterre,
Rueil, &c.; hussars at Suresnes, Puteaux, &c., and Gardiner’s (Sir
Robert) troop of horse-artillery. This last is, I think, quartered
on the Duc de Feltre (Clerk). The 12th, and another light dragoon
regiment, at Courbevoie, in the fine barracks. Infantry at Anières,
Villeneuve, and Genevilliers. Colombes--my old troop, Bull’s,
and M’Donald’s. Bezons--the rocket-troop. Neuilly--two troops of
Hanoverian horse-artillery. St Ouen--Brunswick cavalry and infantry;
some in the village, some in bivouac. Epinay--pontoon-train.
Pierrefitte--waggon-train. St Denis--commissariat magazines, &c.,
two regiments of English infantry (64th one of them), a brigade
of 18-pounders, and Sir H. Ross’s troop[21] of horse-artillery.
Malmaison--cavalry headquarters. I think there are cavalry at Marly,
St Germain en Laye, &c. &c. Stain--my troop;[21] communication kept
open by the bridge of Neuilly, and pontoon-bridges at Argenteuil
and Anières. Clichy, Courcelles, and Villiers--the fifth division,
partly in camp, partly in quarters. Bois de Boulogne--infantry,
encamped. Passy--English artillery. Rue Poissonnière--a regiment of
English infantry in the barrack. La Chapelle--Hanoverian dragoons
and a brigade of 18-pounders. Montmartre--English infantry.
Clignancour--21st Regiment of do. Faubourg de Montmartre--English
infantry. Faubourg de Clichy--Rifles. Chaussée d’Antin--Foot Guards.
Vertus, or Aubervilliers--English infantry and Major Morrison’s
9-pounder brigade. Gonesse--English infantry and artillery.
Chenevrière--do. do. do. Luzarches, and along the line of road to
Chantilly--Belgic contingent. Dugny--Staff corps. Garges, Arnouville,
&c.--Nassau troops. Headquarters of our artillery, Rue de Richelieu.
Belleville and the neighbourhood is occupied by Russian infantry.
Abattoirs de Montmartre (the barrack at)--a regiment of cuirassiers,
in white, with black cuirasses; I think they are Russian--not sure.
Faubourg St Denis--Austrian or Hungarian infantry. The Emperor of
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