ON THE FIELD OF AUSTERLITZ 96 CHAPTER V IN THE SECOND CAMPAIGN: JENA AND THE TRIUMPH OF BERLIN 123 THE TWELVE LOST EAGLES OF EYLAU 150 CHAPTER VI PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE: THE “EAGLE-GUARD” 181 CHAPTER VII BEFORE THE ENEMY AT ASPERN AND WAGRAM 197 CHAPTER VIII “THE EAGLE WITH THE GOLDEN WREATH” IN LONDON 214 CHAPTER IX OTHER EAGLES IN ENGLAND FROM BATTLEFIELDS OF SPAIN 240 CHAPTER X IN THE HOUR OF DARKEST DISASTER: AFTER MOSCOW: HOW THE EAGLES FACED THEIR FATE 263 AT BAY IN NORTHERN GERMANY--1813 291 CHAPTER XI THAT TERRIBLE MIDNIGHT AT THE INVALIDES 316 CHAPTER XII THE EAGLES OF THE LAST ARMY 345 CHAPTER XIII AT WATERLOO: “AVE CAESAR! MORITURI TE SALUTANT!” 375 HOW WELLINGTON’S TROPHIES WERE WON 388 THE LAST ATTACK AND AFTER: THE EAGLES OF THE GUARD 405 THE EAGLES ANNOUNCE VICTORY TO LONDON 424 CHAPTER XIV AFTER THE DOWNFALL 432 INDEX 437 ILLUSTRATIONS AND MAPS ILLUSTRATIONS PORTE-AIGLE, IMPERIAL GUARD, AND GRENADIER SERGEANT IN PARADE UNIFORM _Frontispiece_ From St. Hilaire’s _Histoire de la Garde Impériale_ FACING PAGE MARSHAL MORTIER 90 MARSHAL SOULT 104 In the uniform of Colonel-in-Chief of the Chasseurs of the Guard MARSHAL DAVOUT 134 MARSHAL NEY WITH THE REARGUARD IN THE RETREAT FROM MOSCOW 282 From a picture by A. Ivon, at Versailles Photo by Alinari NAPOLEON AND THE “SACRED SQUADRON” ON THE WAY TO THE BERESINA 288 From the picture by H. Bellangé NAPOLEON’S FAREWELL TO THE OLD GUARD AT FONTAINEBLEAU 312 From a print after H. Vernet, kindly lent by Messrs. T. H. Parker, 45, Whitcomb Street THE FIGHT FOR THE STANDARD 396 Sergeant Ewart of the Scots Greys taking the Eagle of the 45th at Waterloo From the picture by R. Andsell, A.R.A., at Royal Hospital, Chelsea THE SQUARE OF THE OLD GUARD AT BAY AFTER WATERLOO 412 From the picture by H. Bellangé