Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815; Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815
The Left and Centre Squadrons of the 10th Hussars, continuing
their pursuit, after the first charge, make another charge
upon both Infantry and Cavalry, on the right, and beyond
La Belle Alliance 561
A party of the 18th Hussars makes a dashing but ineffectual
charge upon a Square, still further in advance 562
Lieutenant Colonel HALKETT, with the Osnabrück Landwehr
Battalion, pursues a Column of the Old Guard; and captures
General CAMBRONNE 563
Singular situation of the Duke of WELLINGTON 565
CHAPTER XV.
Advance of VANDELEUR's Light Cavalry Brigade 566
It charges and disperses a large Column of French Infantry,
and captures a Battery 566
ADAM's Brigade continues driving the Enemy before it along
the left side of the Charleroi road 567
Effect produced upon the Right Wing of the French Army
by the advance of ADAM's, VIVIAN's, and VANDELEUR's Brigades 568
Its effects also upon the French Left Wing 569
NAPOLEON takes shelter within a Square of the Imperial Guard 569
Continuation of the advance of the Anglo-Allied Army 570
In the Centre, La Haye Sainte is retaken: on the Right,
Hougomont is cleared of the Enemy: on the Left, DURUTTE's
Division, forming the Right of the French Front Line, takes
to flight 570
The Left Wing captures the opposite line of Batteries 571
Disorder and flight of the whole of D'ERLON's Corps along the
rear of LOBAU's Corps; which, being at the same time assailed
by part of BÜLOW's Corps, partakes of the panic, and mingles
with the fugitives 571
The British troops near La Belle Alliance fall into the line of
fire from a Prussian Battery, to which WELLINGTON sends
directions to cease firing 572
French Infantry dispersed, and a Battery captured, by the
52nd British Regiment 572
Capture of a Battery by the 71st British Regiment 573
Last French gun fired by ADAM's Aide de Camp 573
A Battery captured by the Osnabrück Hanoverian Battery, under
HALKETT 573
The British Advanced Cavalry is in the midst of crowds of
defeated French soldiers 574
Remarkable steadiness of the French _Grenadiers à Cheval_ 575
Contest in Planchenoit 576
Gallant conduct of PELET and a portion of the _Chasseurs_
of the Guard 579
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