cut off from Schwarzenberg, 77; driven north, 77; battle of Craonne, 78; retreats from Craonne to Laon, 78; dissensions in his army, 77-80, 84; battle of Laon, 79; recalls York, 80; regains communication with Schwarzenberg, 80; dismayed at the capture of Rheims, 84, 85; besieges Compiegne, 84; resumes the offensive, 92, 93; Marmont's plan of operations against, 93; crosses the Aisne, 93; effects junction with Schwarzenberg, 94, 95, 97; captures a courier to the Empress, 96; advised of the movement on Paris, 98; "Marshal Forward," 98; crosses the Marne, 99; fears of, in Paris, 108; captures Montmartre, 111; desires to take the field, 169; plan of the campaign of Waterloo, 169; quality of his troops, 171; _N.'s_ position with regard to Wellington and, 171; relative strength in Waterloo campaign, 172; awaits developments, 173; relations with Wellington, 176, 177; possible change of strategy, 176; defensive movements, 178; at Fleurus, 179; retires from Fleurus, 180; his tactics criticized by Wellington, 181; meeting with Wellington at Bry, 180; battle of Ligny, 181, 182; gets "a ---- good licking," 183, 184; wounded at Ligny, 185; Grouchy's pursuit of, 187; apprehended movement to join Wellington, 187; promises support to Wellington, 190; Grouchy aims to prevent union between Wellington and, 191; movement to Wavre, 191-194; disaster at Ligny, 193; possible retreat via Louvain, 194; fails to come to Wellington's assistance, 204; Wellington's faint-hearted cooeperation with, 213; his lines of retreat, 214; determination to kill _N._, 220, 223; _character_: ambition, iv. 7; ardor and courage, 59, 98, 177, 181, 182; desire for glory and revenge, 68, 220, 223; duplicity, ii. 436; head-strong temper, iv. 6, 7, 14; influence over troops, 171, 172; over-confidence, 62, 63; self-indulgence, 172. =Bober, River=, military movements on the, iv. 7, 16. =Bocognano=, _N._ in hiding near, i. 202, 203. =Bohemia=, Archduke Ferdinand escapes into, ii. 366; Archduke Ferdinand commanding in, 380; _N.'s_ line of retreat through, 392; plan of Austrian operations in, iii. 199; _N.'s_ reasons for not pursuing Archduke Charles into, 210; gathering of Austrian troops in, 414; boundary of a neutral zone, 414; beacons flash the declaration of war through, 423; Austro-Russian troops in, iv. 3; advance of Russian troops toward, 6; the allies' communication with, threatened, 9; guarding the passes from, 18; refuge of the allies in, 24; army of, moves on Paris, 98. =Bohemian Forest=, military movements in the, iii. 204, 210, 216. =Bois, Pierre du=, proposes French seizure of Egypt, ii. 46.