The Campaign of Waterloo: A Military History: Third EditionRopes, John Codman
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The Campaign of Waterloo: A Military History: Third Edition
Ropes, John Codman
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815; Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
Grouchy’s report to the Emperor dated Gembloux,
10 P.M., June 17, given in full 359
It is in reality a reply to the Bertrand order 360
Mutilation by Marshal Grouchy of the text of this
report 360
Object of the change 360
No doubt as to the correct reading 361
APPENDIX C.
I. Napoleon’s Address to his army, June 14, 1815 362
II. Order of movement, June 14, 1815 363
III. Order to the Count Reille, 8.30 A.M., June 15, 1815 366
IV. Order to the Count d’Erlon, 10 A.M., June 1815 367
V. Order to the Count d’Erlon, 3 P.M., June 15, 1815 367
VI. Subsequent Order to the Count d’Erlon, June 15, 1815 367
VII. Order to Gen. Noguès, 3 A.M., June 16, 1815 368
VIII. Bulletin of the army, June 15, 1815, evening 369
IX. Wellington’s first Memorandum of Orders, June 15, 1815 370
X. Wellington’s letter to the Duc de Feltre, 10 P.M.,
June 15, 1815 371
XI. Wellington’s “After Orders,” 10 P.M., June 15, 1815 371
XII. Extract from Wellington’s Report of the
Operations, June 19, 1815 372
XIII. Wellington’s Conversation with the Duke
of Richmond, June 16, 1815 373
XIV. Wellington’s Orders to Lord Hill, June 16, 1815 374
XV. Extract from Wellington’s “Memorandum
on the Battle of Waterloo” 374
XVI. Wellington’s Letter to Blücher, 10.30 A.M.,
June 16, 1815 376
XVII. Soult’s first order to Ney, June 16, 1815 377
XVIII. The Emperor’s Letter to Ney, June 16, 1815 377
XIX. Count Reille’s Letter to Ney, June 16, 1815 379
XX. Ney’s Orders to Reille and d’Erlon, June 16, 1815 379
XXI. Soult’s formal Order to Ney to carry Quatre
Bras, June 16, 1815 380
XXII. Soult’s second Order to Ney to carry Quatre
Bras, June 16, 1815 381
XXIII. Flahaut’s Letter to the Duke of Elchingen 382
XXIV. Napoleon’s Letter to Grouchy, June 16, 1815 382
XXV. The 2 P.M.—June 16th—Order to Ney 383
XXVI. The 3.15 P.M.—June 16th—Order to Ney 384
XXVII. Soult’s Letter to Ney, June 17, 1815 384
XXVIII. Soult’s Order to Ney, 12 M., June 17, 1815 385
XXIX. Capt Bowles’ story of Wellington at Quatre
Bras, June 17, 1815 386
XXX. Grouchy’s report to Napoleon from Sart-à-Walhain,
11 A.M., June 18, 1815 386
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