History of the War in France and Belgium, 1815; containing minute details of the battles of Quatre-Bras, Ligny, Wavre, and Waterloo

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yP^yypz^yyyyPi^ HISTORY OF THE WAR IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, IN 1815. CONTAINING MINUTE DETAILS or THE BATTLES OF QUATRE-BRAS, LIGNY, WAVRE, AND WAT EE LOO. BY CAPTAIN W, SIBORNE, SECRETARY AND ADJUTANT OF THE ROYAL MILITARY ASYLUM J CONSTRUCTOR OF THE U WATERLOO MODEL." VOL. I. LONDON : T. AND W. BOONE, NEW BOND STREET. MDCCCXLIV. TO THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. Madam, In graciously deigning to accept the dedication of these pages, Your Majesty has afforded the greatest possible encouragement to my humble endeavours to record, with simplicity, impartiality, and truth, the incidents of an eventful war, resulting in a long enduring peace ; a war which shed a new and brighter lustre on the valour and discipline of the British Army, and once more called forth the consummate sagacity and far-extending prescience of that illustrious Chief, DEDICATION. whom Your Majesty, with wise appreciation and a just pride, retains at its head.

Earnestly hoping that the result of those endeavours may prove not altogether undeserving of Your Majesty's approbation, I have the honour to be, With profound respect, Madam, Your Majesty's most humble And most devoted servant, William Siborne, Captain Unattached. LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS. HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, THE QUEEN. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, PRINCE ALBERT, K.G., G.C.B. HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, QUEEN ADELAIDE. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUCHESS OF KENT. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.H. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, PRINCE GEORGE OF CAMBRIDGE, K.G. HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, THE KING OF HANOVER, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.H, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE CROWN PRINCE OF HANOVER. HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, THE KING OF PRUSSIA. HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, THE KING OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE CROWN PRINCE OF SWEDEN AND NORWAY. HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY, THE KING OF SAXONY. HIS SERENE HIGHNESS, THE REIGNING DUKE OF BRUNSWICK. HIS SERENE HIGHNESS, THE PRINCE BERNHARD OF SOLMSBRAUNFELS. 5121 General the Marquess of Anglesey, K.G., G.C.B., G.C.H. The Duke of Bedford. The Duke of Buccleugh, K.G. The Marquess of Bute, Colonel, Royal Glamorgan Militia. The Earl of Bandon. The Lord Viscount Acheson. Victor, Count Alten, Captain in the Hanoverian Service. 3123 Lieut. Gen. Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B. ; G.C.M.G. Capt. M. G. Adams, 2nd (R. N. B.) Dragoons. Sir William Allen, P.R.S.A. Cornet Henry Allen, 4th Dragoon Guards. The Earl of Bradford. Lord Bloomfield, Lieut. General, G.C.B., G.C.H. His Excellency Baron de Brunow, the Russian Minister. Baron Leo von Blumenlhol, Lieutenant and Adjutant in the Prussian Guards.

Preface

. Some years ago, when constructing a Model of the Field of Waterloo, at a particular period of the battle, I found it necessary to make great exertions to procure that detailed information for which I had sought in vain in the already numerous published accounts of the military transactions of 1815. Anxious to ensure the rigorous accuracy of my work, I ventured to apply for information to nearly all the surviving eye-witnesses of the incidents which my model was intended to represent. In every quarter, and among officers of all ranks, from the general to the subaltern, my applications were responded to in a most liberal and generous spirit; and the result did indeed sur prise me, so greatly at variance was this historical

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. evidence with the general notions which had previously prevailed on the subject. Thus was suggested the present work. I was induced by the success of this experiment to embrace a wider field, and to extend my inquiries over the entire battle, and, ultimately, throughout the campaign itself, from its commencement to its close. Having become the depository of such valuable materials, I felt it a duty to the honourable profession of which I am an humble member, to submit to it, and to the world, a true and faithful account of this memorable epoch in the history of Britain's military greatness. Though not so presumptuous as to imagine that I have fully supplied so absolute a desideratum, yet I consider myself fortunate in being the instrument of withdrawing so far the veil from Truth. One of my Waterloo correspondents has humorously remarked, that " if ever truth lies at the bottom of a well, she does so immediately after a great battle, and it takes an amazingly long time before she can be lugged out."

The time of her emerging appears to have at length arrived, but, while I feel that I have brought to light much that was involved in obscurity, I cannot but be sensible that I may have fallen into errors. Should such be the case, I shall be most ready, here after, to make any corrections that may appear requi site, on my being favoured, by eye-witnesses, with further well authenticated information.

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. XV I take this opportunity of returning my sincere thanks to the numerous officers of the British Army, who have so kindly committed to my keeping their recollections of the events which I have attempted to describe. Similar thanks are likewise due to the officers of the King's German legion and Hanoverian subsidiary corps ; as also to the General Officers who respectively furnished me with such information as related to the troops of Brunswick and Nassau. I beg also to express my obligations to the Prussian Minister of War, and the officers of the Prussian general staff in Berlin, for the readiness and liberality with which they have supplied me with such details con cerning the dispositions and movements of the troops of their sovereign, as were essential to me in prose cuting the task I had undertaken.

Having briefly explained the circumstances that led to the construction of the work which I thus venture to place before the Public, I have now only to express a hope that my labours may be crowned with useful ness. Should such a result occur, I shall then have attained the only fame I seek. W. Siborne. Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, March, 1844. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Chapter I

Landing of Napoleon Buonaparte in France after his escape from Elba — Flight of Louis XVIII. — Decision of the Congress of Vienna — Preparations on the part of the Allied Powers for opening a campaign against Napoleon — Great Britain and Prussia occupy Belgium — Advance of the Russians towards the French Frontier — Advance of the Austrians — The troops of Bavaria, Baden, Wurtemberg, and of Hesse, assemble upon the Upper Rhine — Preparations on the part of Napoleon — General aspect of France — Spirit of the French army — Public opinion and state of parties in France. . .... page 1

Chapter II

Belgium again destined to become the theatre of war— The British army — The Duke of Wellington — The Prussian army — Prince Bliicher von Wahlstadt — The King's German Legion ; the Hanoverian, Brunswick, Dutch, Belgian, and Nassau troops — Napoleon and the French army — Prospect of a severe struggle. . . . page 20

Chapter III

Strength, composition, and distribution of the Anglo-allied army under Wellington — Its projected concentration in the event of Napoleon's advance — Strength, composition, and distribution of the Prussian army under Bliicher — Its projected concentration in the event of Napoleon's advance — The line on which Wellington's left and Bliicher's right rested, selected by Napoleon for the direction of his attack — Strength, composition, and distribution of the French army under Napoleon — Necessity under which the French Emperor is placed of opening the campaign without awaiting the further development of his resources — Slight retrospect of the campaign of 1814 — Napoleon's prospect of success— His preparations for the commencement of hostilities — Wellington receives information from his outposts in front of Tournai, of the assembling of French troops on the frontier, but delays the concentration of tbe Anglo-allied troops until certain of the object and direction of Napoleon's main operation — Concentration of tbe French army — Napoleon joins the latter in person—" Ordre du jour" of the 14th of June. . . . page 28 vol. i. b CONTENTS.

Chapter IV

Zieten ascertains and communicates to the allied commanders the assembling of French troops in his front — Bliicher's dispositions — Position of the 1st Prussian corps d'armee under Zieten— Advance of the French army into Belgium on the 15th of June — The French force the Prussian outposts ; cross the Sambre, and gain possession of Charleroi — Retreat of the different brigades of Zieten's corps upon Fleurus — Affair at Gilly — Zieten's corps concentrates in position between Ligny and St. Amand — Losses experienced by this corps on the 15th— The 2d and 3d Prussian corps d'armSe, under Pirch and Thielemann, concentrate and bivouack on the night of the 15th, tbe former between Onoz and Blazy, not far from Sombref, the latter in and around Namur — Biilow is desired to concentrate the 4th Prussian corps d'armee at Hannut — Cause of this operation being deferred until the 16th — Ney joins the French army, and receives from Napoleon the command of a detached corps destined to operate by the Brussels road from Charleroi — The advanced post at Frasne, upon the extreme left of the Duke of Wellington's army, receives intelligence of the French attack — Consequent movements of De Perponcher's Dutch-Belgian division — The Anglo-allied post at Frasne is driven in by the advanced guard of Ney's corps, the progress of which is checked by Prince Bernhard of Saxe Weimar's Dutch- Belgian brigade, in front of Quatre-Bras— Disposition of Ney's forces in the night of the 15th of June— Wellington is informed of Napoleon's advance, and makes his dispositions accordingly — Order of the movements of the Anglo-allied army — Disposition of the centre and right columns of the French army during the night of the 15th — Remarks on the result of Napoleon's operations on the 1 5th of June. . . page 53

Chapter V

On the morning of the 16th, Wellington's troops are in movement upon Nivelles and Quatre-Bras— The Dutch-Belgian detachment at the latter point is reinforced, and becomes engaged with the French advanced guard The Prince of Orange arrives, and succeeds in forcing back the French upon Frasne — Ney's views and dispositions— Wellington arrives in person at Quatre-Bras — He proceeds to the Prussian head-quarters for the purpose of holding a conference with Bliicher — Adopted plan of operations— Instructions received by Ney from Napoleon— Ney's advance— The Prince of Orange's dispositions to meet it — Relative strength— The Prince of Orange retires towards Quatre-Bras, occupies the wood of Bossu, and endeavours to maintain the post of Gemioncourt— Arrival of Picton's division, also of Van Merle's light cavalry-brigade— Van Blerle advances in support of Perponcher's infantry— Both are driven back; the former to Quatre-Bras, the latter into the wood of Bossu, which is now attacked by the French— The latter occupy Piermont— Ney's position— Arrival of the principal portion of the Brunswick troops— Relative strength— Part of the Brunswick CONTENTS.

XIX corps posted between the Charleroi road and the wood of Bossu — French attack — Wellington decides on meeting it — Advance of Picton with the 5th British division — The French infantry gallantly repulsed by the British — Attack upon the Brunswickers — The Duke of Brunswick makes an in effectual charge at the head of his lancers — Retreat of the Brunswickers — Fall of the Duke of Brunswick — Conspicuous gallantry of the 42nd and 44th British regiments — The French cavalry advances as far as Quatre- Bras — Is checked by the 92d Highlanders — Kellermann joins Ney with L'Heritier's cavalry-division — Relative strength — The French cavalry at tacks the British squares — Picton advances his infantry into the midst of the French cavalry — Remarkable steadiness of the British squares — Blan ner in which the charges of the French cavalry were executed — The French are rapidly gaining possession of the entire wood of Bossu, are reinforcing their light troops in Piermont, and are preparing to renew their attack upon Quatre-Bras — -Alten joins Wellington with two infantry-brigades of the 3d division — Ney is joined by the remaining division of Kellermann's corps of heavy cavalry — Relative strength — Halkett's British infantry-brigade posted between the wood of Bossu and the Charleroi road — Kielmansegge's Hanoverian infantry-brigade advances along the Namur road to reinforce and support Picton's division — Ney, after despatching an order to d'Erlon to join him without delay, commences another general attack — The 69th British regiment is attacked and dispersed by French cuirassiers — Vigorous assault along the whole of the Anglo-allied line — Arrival of British and German artillery — French cuirassiers driven back in confusion from Quatre- Bras — 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 — Two French foot-batteries suddenly open a. fire from the edge of the wood of Bossu upon Halkett's brigade and the Brunswick in fantry, which are forced to retire — Gallant conduct of Lloyd's British foot battery — Advance of French infantry against Quatre-Bras — The latter charged and pursued by the 92d Highlanders — Vigorous attack upon the left of Wellington's line successfully repelled — The French cavalry con tinues its attacks upon the central portion of the Anglo-allied army — Ney receives a further despatch from the Emperor, urging him to comply im mediately with the instructions previously given — Arrival of Brunswick reinforcement — also of the 1st British division under Cook — Relative strength — The British guards succeed in forcing the French out of the wood of Bossu— Signal defeat of French cavalry by the British guards and the Brunswick guard-battalion— Wellington's victorious advance — Ney with

draws the whole of his forces to the heights of Frasne, on which they bi vouack for the night — D'Erlon joins Ney after the termination of the action — Losses in killed and wounded — Remarks upon the battle. . page XX CONTENTS.

Chapter VI

Bliicher decides upon accepting battle in the position in rear of Fleurus — The position of Ligny strategically considered — The position itself described — Distribution of Zieten's corps on the morning of the 16th of June — At eleven o'clock Pirch's corps is posted as a reserve to Zieten's — Thielemann's corps reaches Sombref about noon — Its distribution on the field — General view of Bliicher's dispositions — 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 — Napoleon's views and dispositions — At two o'clock he communicates to Ney his intention to commence his attack upon the Prussians, and desires that Blarshal also to attack tbe enemy in his front — The French light troops gain possession of Fleurus — The cavalry of Zieten's corps falls back upon tbe position of Ligny — The French army advances and takes up a position preparatory to its attack — Strength of the French forces under Napoleon — Strength of the Prussian forces under Bliicher — Bliicher's arrangements — He moves Thielemann's corps into his front line, of which it then forms the left wing — Bliicher's views and dispositions — Tactical defects of the position of Ligny — Napoleon commences the battle with an attack by Vandamme's corps upon St. Amand — Gerard's corps attacks Ligny — Contest in these villages — The French carry St. Amand — Nature of the contest between Thielemann's and Grouchy's corps — Gerard's division gains possession of St.

Amand-la-Haye — Bliicher's dispositions for retaking this village, securing WagnelÆ, and impeding any further advance from the French left — Failure of the Prussian attack upon St. Amand-la-Haye — Bliicher decides on a renewed attack upon this village, as a diversion in savour of his projected movement against the French left — Napoleon reinforces this flank— The Prussians retake St. Amand-la Haye — Bliicher reinforces his extreme right with cavalry — Prussian attack upon Wagnele unsuccessful — The French regain St. Amand-la-Haye — Continued contest in Ligny — Bliicher reinforces his troops employed in the defence of this village — Long and desperate struggle in the villages of St. Amand-la- Haye, WagnelS, and the Hameau de St. Amand — Napoleon, perceiving that Bliicher has scarcely any reserve remaining at his disposal, resolves upon attacking the Prussian centre — He suspends his meditated attack in consequence of a large column advancing apparently from Frasne towards his left rear — This column is discovered to be d'Erlon's corps d'armee — This circumstance explained — Thielemann detaches a portion of his cavalry with some guns across the Ligny, along the Fleurus road — they are attacked and driven back by part of Grouchy's cavalry — Disposition and state of the Prussian troops at the moment Napoleon advances with a formidable reserve across the Ligny — The Prussian infantry forced to evacuate Ligny Failure of Prussian cavalry-attacks upon the advancing column of French infantry — Bliicher's horse is killed, and the Prince thrown under him Critical situation of the Prussian commander— He is removed from the field — Retreat of Prussian infantry upon Bry— Contest at Sombref— Retreat of CONTENTS.

XXI the Prussians from St. Amand and St. Amand-la-Haye— Zieten's and Pirch's corps retire by Blarbais and Tilly —Thielemann's corps retains its position Close of the battle -Distribution of the French troops— Disposition of the Prussian troops — Biilow's corps reaches Gembloux during the night Losses sustained by both armies— Consequences of the Prussian defeat — Remarks upon the battle. . . . . page 170

Chapter VII

An engagement of short duration, and originating accidentally, takes place between the French and Anglo-allied picquets, on the field of Quatre-Bras, about an hour before daylight of the 17th of June — Wellington detaches a patrole to his left for the purpose of gaining intelligence concerning Bliicher's movements — Upon its return he decides on retrograding his forces to the position in front of Waterloo — Order of movement — Retreat of the Anglo-allied infantry ; masked from the enemy — Ney's views and dispositions — Napoleon communicates to Ney the result of the battle of Ligny, and proposes, should the enemy's force at Quatre-Bras advance against him, to co-operate with the Blarshal in a combined attack upon the Anglo-allied army — Tardiness of Napoleon's movements — Simultaneous advance of Napoleon and Ney against Wellington — Uxbridge's dispositions for the retreat of the British cavalry — Brilliant cavalry-affair at Genappe — Retreat continued to the Waterloo position — Napoleon's advance checked on his reaching La Belle Alliance — Remarks on the retreat — Bliicher's promised support — Wellington's disposition of his detached troops under Sir Charles Colville and Prince Frederick of Orange — The French and Anglo-allied armies establish their respective bivouacs for the night. . . . page 245

Chapter VIII

On the morning of the 17th, the Prussian army continues its retreat upon Wavre — Zieten's corps retires by Blont St. Guibert, and reaches Wavre about mid-day — Pirch's corps follows the same route, and takes post on the right bank of the Dyle — Thielemann, having collected together the brigades of his corps, begins to retire from the field of Ligny at two o'clock in the morning — He halts in rear of Gembloux until two o'clock in the afternoon, when he resumes his march and arrives at the position of Wavre late in the evening — Biilow retires by Walhain and Corbaix to Dion-lemont, near which it takes up a position — While the Prussians are effecting their retreat during the early part of the morning, the French continue quietly in their bivouac — Pajol, with a' light cavalry-division seeks the Prussians along the Namur road, followed by Lieut. General Teste's infantry-division, in support — Other troops detached towards Gembloux, near which traces of the Prussian retreat are discovered — Remarks upon the extraordinary degree of inactivity on the part of Napoleon — About noon, Napoleon proceeds to collect, in advance of Blarbais, on the high road to Quatre-Bras, a portion of tbe troops that had fought at Ligny, and detaches CONTENTS.

XXII the remainder, under Grouchy, in pursuit of the Prussians — Napoleon's instructions to Grouchy— The troops assembled near Blarbais advance upon Quatre-Bras, which they reach about two o'clock— The corps of Vandamme and Gerard do not reach Gembloux until late in the evening — Grouchy's dispositions — Disposition of the Prussian troops during the 17th — Influence of the defeat of Ligny upon the morale of the Prussian army — On the 18th Vandamme's and Gerard's corps commence their march from Gembloux, at nine o'clock, upon Wavre, preceded by the heavy cavalry, under Excelmans, and supported on their left by Blaurin's light cavalry— At half-past ten o'clock, Excelmans' advanced guard comes in contact with the Prussian rear-guard — At Sart-a-Wallain Grouchy's attention is called to the sound of a heavy cannonade in the direction of Blont St. Jean — Gerard suggests to Grouchy the expediency of marching towards the cannonade — Grouchy's reasons for rejecting this proposal — The march upon Wavre continued — At day-break on the 18th, Biilow quits his position near Dion-le-mont to march through Wavre upon St. Lambert, and thus commences the flank movement of the Prussians in support of the Anglo-allied army at Waterloo — Dispositions made for giving security to this movement — Bliicher directs that as soon as Biilow's corps has proceeded beyond Wavre, Zieten's corps is to commence its march by Fromont and Ohain to join the left wing of Wellington's army ; Pirch's corps to follow Biilow's in the direction of St. Lambert ; and Thielemann's to follow Zieten's as soon as its presence at Wavre is no longer essential — The march of Biilow's corps through Wavre delayed by an accident — Biilow's advanced guard crosses the defile of St. Lambert and halts in the wood of Paris — Pircb, having strengthened his rear-guard in consequence of the approach of the French, effects the passage of his corps across the Dyle at Wavre — Bliicher's instructions to Thielemann — Remarks upon Grouchy's movements during the 17th, and the early part of the 18th — Their influence upon the Battle of Waterloo. . page 282

Chapter IX

The French and Anglo-allied armies break up their bivouacs early on the morning of the 18th of June, in front of Waterloo — Preparations for battle — The field— Wellington's position — Distribution of the Anglo-allied army —Front line ; with the advanced posts of Smohain, La Haye, La Haye Sainte, and Hougomont — Second line — Reserves — Detached forces, in observation, near Hal, and at Tubize ; the former under Prince Frederick of Orange, the latter under Sir Charles Colville — Braine-la-leud and Vieux Foriez occupied — Distribution of the Anglo-allied artillery — General view of the disposition of Wellington's forces — Napoleon's position— Distribution of the French army — Front line— Second line — Reserves— General view of the disposition of Napoleon's forces— Remarks on the Emperor's delay in commencing the battle— Strength of the Anglo-allied army in the field— Strength of the French army— The French columns moving into position — Intense interest excited in both armies when drawn up in presence of each other, and on the point of commencing the battle. page CONTENTS. XXIII

Chapter X

Napoleon's instructions to Grouchy, previously to the commencement of the battle of Waterloo— A Prussian officer joins the extreme left of the Anglo-allied army, and reports that Biilow's corps has reached St. Lambert- Napoleon passes along the French lines— The battle commences, about half-past eleven o'clock, with an attack upon the wood of Hougomont, by part of Prince Jerome's division — The cannonade is opened by the guns of Cleeves's soot-battery of the King's German legion— The French gain possession of a portion of the wood and other inclosures of Hougomont — They are driven out— The French reconnoitre the Anglo-allied left- Jerome renews his attack, supported by part of Foy's division — Fire opened upon the attacking troops by the batteries posted with Clinton's division — The French gain the wood — Signal service rendered by Bull's howitzerbattery — The French skirmishers succeed in turning the right of Hougomont, and in forcing the great gate, which, however, is soon closed against the assailants— They then press forward against the right of the Allied front line, and force Webber Smith's horse-battery to retire into a hollow-way to refit — They are charged and driven back by four companies of the Coldstream guards, under Lieut. -Colonel Woodford, which force then joins the defenders of Hougomont — The French, on debouching from the wood into the great orchard, are gallantly charged and driven back by Lieut.- Colonel Lord Saltoun with the light companies of the 1st brigade of guards — The latter, being attacked in both front and flank, are compelled to fall back upon the hollow-way in rear of the great orchard — On being reinforced by two companies of the 3rd regiment of guards, they resume the offensive, and clear the orchard of the enemy — Ney's dispositions for a grand attack upon the left wing and centre of the Anglo-allied army — Napoleon perceives troops in motion, at some distance on his right — He detaches Domont's and Subervie's light cavalry-brigades in that direction — He ascertains that the troops he has seen belong to the Prussian corps d'armee of Count Biilow — His orders to Grouchy — Napoleon neglects to adopt effectual measures for securing his right flank. ..... page 379

Appendix

TO VOL. I. I. Declaration, on the 13th of Blarch 1815, of the Allied Powers, upon the return of Napoleon Buonaparte to France. — II. Treaty of Alliance of the 24th of Blarch, 1815, concluded between Austria, Russia, Prussia, and Great Britain. — III. Proclamation of the King of Prussia to his army. — IV. Address of the Emperor Alexander, to a numerous body of Russian troops which he reviewed on the 5th of April, 1815.— V. The Convocation of the ' Champ de Blai.' — VI. Effective strength and composition of the Anglo-allied army, under the command of Field Blarshal the Duke of Wellington. — VIII. Orders for the defence of the towns of Antwerp, CONTENTS. XXIV Ostend, Nieuport, Ypres, Tournai, Ath, Blons, and Ghent.— VIII. Effec tive strength and composition of the Prussian army, under the command of Field Blarshal Prince Bliicher von Wahlstadt.— IX.

Effective strength and composition of the French army, under the command of Napoleon Buonaparte.— X. Strength of the French army, according to information received at the Prussian head-quarters, shortly before the commencement of hostilities.— XI. Ordre du Jour: le 13 Juin, 1815.— XII. Orders given by Lieut. General von Zieten, commanding the 1st Prussian corps d'armee, on the 2nd Blay, 1815, to be acted upon by his Brigadiers, in case of the enemy's attack. — XIII. Ordre du Blouvement : 14 Juin, 1815. — XIV. Blemorandum for the Deputy Quarter Blaster General of the Anglo-allied Army, on the 15th of June. — XV. Blovement of the Anglo-allied Army : 15th of June.— XVI. Despatch from Napoleon to Marshal Ney : 16th of June XVII. Order of Movement for Blarshal Ney: 16th of June.— XVIII. Order of Blovement for Count Reille : 16th of June.— XIX.

Des patch from Count Reille to Marshal Ney : 16th of June. — XX. Orders from Napoleon to Blarshal Ney: 16th of June. — XXI. Orders from Napoleon to Blarshal Ney: 16th of June. — XXII. Orders from Napoleon to Blarshal Ney : 16th of June. — XXIII. Return of killed, wounded, and missing, of the British troops, at the Battle of Quatre-Bras. — XXIV. Return of killed, wounded, and missing, of the Brunswick troops, at the Battle of Quatre- Bras. — XXV. Effective strength of the French army at the Battle of Ligny. — XXVI. Effective strength of the Prussian army at the Battle of Ligny. — XXVII. Orders from Napoleon to Blarshal Ney : 17th of June. — XXVIII. Orders from Napoleon to Blarshal Ney : 17th of June.— XXIX. Return of killed, wounded, and missing, of the British Troops, and King's German Legion, on the retreat from Quatre-Bras to Waterloo. — XXX.

Effective strength of the Anglo-allied army at the Battle of Waterloo. — XXXI. Effective strength of the French army at the Battle of Waterloo. ..... pages 409— PORTRAITS. VOL. I. The Duke of Wellington, engraved from a medallion by E. W. VVyon, Esq to face Title Page . The reverse, from a medal by J. Henning, Esq. Napoleon Buonaparte ........ Page 9 The Duke of Brunswick . . . . . . . . .116 The Marquess of Anglesey ........ 278 Marshal Soult, Duke of Dalmatia ...... 400 VOL. II. Piiinc* Blccher von Wahlstadt, from a medal struck in honour of the Prince by the Citizens of Berlin . . . Title Page The reverse, from a medallion by W. Forster, Esq. Sir Thomas Picton ........ Page 13 Lord Hill ............ 96 Count Alten .......... 122 The Prince of Orange ......... 156 Marshal Ney, Prince of the Moskwa. .....

ILLUSTRATIVE PLATES. No. 1. Map of Part of Belgium, on which is indicated the distribution of the respective armies at the commencement of hostilities. See Vol. I — Pages 28—100 ; 164—171 ; 249—308. To be consulted also for Pages 307—341, Vol. II. No. II.* The Field of Quatre-Bras at 3 o'clock, p. at. See Vol. I. Pages 106 — 110. No. III.* The field of Quatre-Bras at 9 o'clock, p. m. See Vol. I. Pages 157—158. No. IV.* The Field of Ligny, at -\ past 2 o'clock, p. m. See Vol. I. Pages 172—221. No. V.* The Field of Ligny, at J past 8 o'clock, p. m. See Vol. I. Pages 221—241. No. VI.* The Field of Waterloo, at \ past 11 o'clock, a.m. See Vol. 1. Pages 327—372. No. VII.* The Field of Waterloo, at i before 8 o'clock, p. m. See Vol. II. Pages 174—197. No. VIII.* The Field of Waterloo, at 5 minutes past 8 o'clock, p. m. See Vol.11.