. Battles of the nineteenth century . away across the slopes wecould see four massive columns, led by thebrave Ney, pouring steadily forward straightfor our ridge. The firing became general as we opened onthe advance : men had to shout to be audibleto their neighbours ; long lanes were ploughedthrough Pictons Division, and the balls wenttearing through our cavalr\ in reserve, many ofthem striking the hospital farm, and some eventravelling into the village beyond. B^landts Dutch Belgians, posted in front ofthe cross-road, forgot their gallantry at Ouatre WATERLOO. 6i Bras, and bolted, almost ru
. Battles of the nineteenth century . away across the slopes wecould see four massive columns, led by thebrave Ney, pouring steadily forward straightfor our ridge. The firing became general as we opened onthe advance : men had to shout to be audibleto their neighbours ; long lanes were ploughedthrough Pictons Division, and the balls wenttearing through our cavalr\ in reserve, many ofthem striking the hospital farm, and some eventravelling into the village beyond. B^landts Dutch Belgians, posted in front ofthe cross-road, forgot their gallantry at Ouatre WATERLOO. 6i Bras, and bolted, almost running over theGrenadiers of our 28th, who were restrainedwith difficulty from firing into them. One ballcut a tall tree into half at the hedgerow abovethe sandpit, bringing the feathery top down and taking place about two oclock, and lasting formore than an hour. Durutte took Papelotte, but was driven outagain ; Alix and Marcognet breasted the rise, andgained the ridge under a murderous discharge ;. SOME GOT AS FAR AS THE LOOPHOLES AND SEIZED THE BAYONETS {/. 59)- half-smothering two doctors of the 95th, whohad stationed themselves beneath it. Nearly 24,000 men advanced, with loud criesand the hoarse rolling of drums, in four masses :Durutte against Papelotte, Alix and Marcognetin front of Kempt and Pack, Donzelot uponthe devoted Rifles in La Haye Sainte, the shock the smell or trampled corn mingling withthe powder smoke as the Great Battery ceasedfiring lest it should kill its comrades, andwith* shouts of Vive IEmpereur ! the twocolumns hurled themselves against the steelbarrier of bayonets on the hedge-lined bankabove them. 62 BATTLES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Hand to hand, no quarter asked or given,veteran and conscript came on yelling like mad,Pictons Division meeting them in line. Some of Marcognets fellows crossed the Wavreroad and blazed into the 92nd ; but our menadvanced, after a withering volley, and, jumpinginto the cross-road, went at them with a Highl
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