Retreat of the Anglo-Allied Infantry; masked from the Enemy 264 NEY's views and dispositions 266 NAPOLEON communicates to NEY the result of the Battle of Ligny; and proposes, should the Enemy's force at Quatre Bras advance against him, to co-operate with the Marshal in a combined attack upon the Anglo-Allied Army 267 Tardiness of NAPOLEON's movements 267 Simultaneous advance of NAPOLEON and NEY against WELLINGTON 268 UXBRIDGE's dispositions for the retreat of the British Cavalry 270 Brilliant Cavalry Affair at Genappe 281 Retreat continued to the Waterloo position 282 NAPOLEON's advance checked on his reaching La Belle Alliance 282 Remarks on the retreat 283 BLÜCHER's promised support 285 WELLINGTON's disposition of his detached troops under Sir CHARLES COLVILLE and Prince FREDERICK of Orange 285 The French and Anglo-Allied Armies establish their respective bivouacs for the night 286 CHAPTER VIII. At daybreak of the 17th, the Prussian Army commences its retreat upon Wavre 287 ZIETEN's Corps retires by Mont St Guibert, and reaches Wavre about mid day 287 PIRCH's Corps follows the same route, and takes post upon the right bank of the Dyle 287 THIELEMANN, having collected together the Brigades of his Corps, begins to retire from the Field of Ligny at two o'clock in the morning 288 He halts in rear of Gembloux 289 BÜLOW retires by Walhain and Corbaix to Dion le Mont, near which he takes up a position 290 THIELEMANN resumes his march at two o'clock in the afternoon, and arrives at the position of Wavre late in the evening 290 Prussian Head Quarters established at Wavre 291 BLÜCHER receives a message from WELLINGTON 291 While the Prussians are effecting their retreat during the early part of the morning, the French continue quietly in their bivouac 292 PAJOL, with the Light Cavalry Division, seeks the Prussians along the Namur road; followed by Lieutenant General TESTE's Infantry Division, in support 292 Other troops detached towards Gembloux, near which traces of the Prussian retreat are discovered 293