Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815; Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
The Left of their Line suffers severely from a charge by
JAQUINOT's Light Cavalry Brigade 421
VANDELEUR's Light Cavalry advances in support upon the left 422
Charge by the 12th and 16th British Light Dragoons 422
The French Cavalry is driven back 423
Advance of GHIGNY's Light Cavalry Brigade 423
VIVIAN moves his Brigade to the right, and opens a fire
from two guns of his Horse Artillery 424
The British Cavalry engaged in this affair sustains a heavy loss 425
Disposition of the troops on the Anglo-Allied Left and Centre 426
Tableau of the Battle at this period 427
CHAPTER XII.
Continuation of the contest at Hougomont 434
Attempted flank attack upon this Post completely defeated
by Captain CLEEVES's Foot Battery of the King's German Legion 436
The principal buildings of Hougomont, including the Château,
set on fire by the French 437
NAPOLEON prepares a grand Cavalry attack upon WELLINGTON's
Right Wing 439
Renewed attack upon La Haye Sainte 439
Tremendous cannonade along the French Heights 441
French grand Cavalry attack 443
Its failure 446
Its renewal 448
Second failure 449
NEY, on being reinforced by KELLERMANN's Corps of Heavy Cavalry,
and GUYOT's Heavy Cavalry Division of the Guard, renews his
attack 452
This is most successfully resisted 455
NEY directs another attack upon La Haye Sainte, and advances
a heavy Column of BACHELU's Infantry against the Centre
of the Anglo-Allied Right Wing 458
WELLINGTON draws CHASSÉ's Dutch-Belgian Division from Braine
l'Alleud towards the principal scene of action, and moves
CLINTON's Division into the Front Line 458
Contest at La Haye Sainte 459
The 5th and 8th Line Battalions of the King's German Legion, on
advancing to charge French Infantry in rear of La Haye Sainte,
are suddenly assailed in flank by French Cavalry, and the 8th
Battalion is almost entirely destroyed 460
Artillery in the Anglo-Allied Front Line reinforced 461
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