Vigorous assault along the whole of the Anglo-Allied Line 180 Arrival of British and German Artillery 181 French _Cuirassiers_ driven back in confusion from Quatre Bras 182 NEY receives intelligence that D'ERLON's Corps has been ordered by NAPOLEON to march towards the Prussian Extreme Right on the Field of Ligny; and shortly afterwards a despatch reaches him, requiring him to attack and repulse whatever Enemy may be in his front, and then to fall upon the Prussian Right 182 Vigorous attack upon the Left of WELLINGTON's Line successfully repelled 184 The French Cavalry continues its attacks upon the central portion of the Anglo-Allied Army 184 NEY receives a further despatch from the Emperor, urging him to comply immediately with the instructions previously given 185 Arrival of Brunswick reinforcement 185 Also of the First British Division under COOKE 186 Relative strength 186 HALKETT is again attacked by French Cavalry, after which he makes a further advance of his Brigade 187 The British Guards succeed in forcing the French out of the Wood of Bossu 188 Signal defeat of French Cavalry by the British Guards and the Brunswick Guard Battalion 189 WELLINGTON's victorious advance 191 NEY withdraws the whole of his forces to the Heights of Frasne, on which they bivouac for the night 191 D'ERLON joins NEY after the termination of the action 191 Losses in killed and wounded 193 Remarks upon the Battle 193 CHAPTER VI. BLÜCHER decides upon accepting battle in the position in rear of Fleurus 199 The position of Ligny strategically considered 200 The position itself described 201 Distribution of ZIETEN's Corps on the morning of the 16th of June 201 At eleven o'clock PIRCH's Corps is posted as a Reserve to ZIETEN's 203 THIELEMANN's Corps reaches Sombref about noon 204 Its distribution on the Field 204 General view of BLÜCHER's dispositions 204 About ten o'clock the foremost of the French troops debouch in two Columns from the Wood of Fleurus, and draw up in front of this town 204