Establishment of a great battery east of the Charleroi turnpike 302 It has been universally commended 303 The attack on Hougomont, ordered as a preliminary to the main attack, which was to be on the centre, very rashly and carelessly conducted 303, 304 The assault by d’Erlon’s Corps 304-307 Formation of the troops 305 No assignable reason for such a peculiar and unwieldy formation 305 The attack is made and repulsed 307 Napoleon sees the Prussians on the heights of St. Lambert 307 Capture of La Haye Sainte 307 The great cavalry attacks on the English centre 308 They were made against troops in good condition to stand them 308 Napoleon is called away at 4 P.M. to take charge of the resistance to the Prussians 308 Necessity of maintaining the Charleroi road and Planchenoit against their assaults 309 Napoleon’s personal supervision needed 309 The great cavalry charges 309 They accomplish little and the cavalry is ruined 310 French batteries placed to the south of La Haye Sainte enfilade the English line west of the turnpike 310 But this was only done to a limited extent 310 The attack by the heavy cavalry of the Guard 311 Napoleon succeeds in repulsing Bülow 311 The battle against the English not actively carried on after the cessation of the cavalry attacks 312 But the English line at this period becomes from various causes very weak. Kennedy’s description of it 312 What Napoleon might have accomplished against the English had he not been fighting the Prussians at this time 313 The fight with the Prussians terminated, Napoleon returns to the front 314 Wellington has made every effort to restore his line; its condition to the west of the pike 314 Ney is ordered to make preparations for an attack to be made by the Imperial Guard 315 Disposition at this time of the various battalions of the Guard 315, 316 Strength and composition of the attacking force 316