Waterloo, the Downfall of the First Napoleon: A History of the Campaign of 1815G. Bell, 1890 - 345 pages |
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... troops en- gaged against him were free to cross the Alps and enter France . Napoleon was , therefore , left absolutely alone in his strife with Europe . § 3. Napoleon's Political Calculations . He was perfectly aware 18 [ BOOK I. THE ...
... troops en- gaged against him were free to cross the Alps and enter France . Napoleon was , therefore , left absolutely alone in his strife with Europe . § 3. Napoleon's Political Calculations . He was perfectly aware 18 [ BOOK I. THE ...
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... troops , of which 5,000 were cavalry , and 20,000 Dutch - Belgians , of which 2,000 were cavalry . The quality of these latter was not good , because the army was raw and young ; and the British , said the Duke , were not what they ...
... troops , of which 5,000 were cavalry , and 20,000 Dutch - Belgians , of which 2,000 were cavalry . The quality of these latter was not good , because the army was raw and young ; and the British , said the Duke , were not what they ...
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... troops in the Low Countries ; but Lord Bathurst , the War Minister , did not redeem the pledge of the Foreign Secretary to Hardenberg . Wellington sent home blunt remonstrances and plain speaking letters ; but the Horse Guards and the ...
... troops in the Low Countries ; but Lord Bathurst , the War Minister , did not redeem the pledge of the Foreign Secretary to Hardenberg . Wellington sent home blunt remonstrances and plain speaking letters ; but the Horse Guards and the ...
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... troops in the garri- sons , he could place in the field 60,000 bayonets and nearly 16,000 sabres , and that , of the latter , 10,000 were as good as any in the world . Week by week throughout the month of May the harbour at Ostend was ...
... troops in the garri- sons , he could place in the field 60,000 bayonets and nearly 16,000 sabres , and that , of the latter , 10,000 were as good as any in the world . Week by week throughout the month of May the harbour at Ostend was ...
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... troops were full of mettle , but young and untried . Their hatred of the French sustained them in the arduous trials to which they were subjected . The Nassauers were also young , and not strong either in body or spirit ; but they also ...
... troops were full of mettle , but young and untried . Their hatred of the French sustained them in the arduous trials to which they were subjected . The Nassauers were also young , and not strong either in body or spirit ; but they also ...
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