. The Rhine; its scenery and historical and legendary associations. er being engaged in the operations of the war is the number stated by the Frenchto have been present when Na-poleon was defeated. Not total strength of the Englishand their allies on the 18th ofJune, was, — Infantry, 49,608 ;Cavalry, 12,402 ; Artillery,5,645: Total, 67,655, with 156pieces of artillery. The Frenchtroops opposed to this force wereonly a part of the army whichNapoleon then had in the cam-paign, and amounted to 71,947men, with 246 pieces of ord-nance. The Infantry numbered48,950; the cavalry 15,765; thearti
. The Rhine; its scenery and historical and legendary associations. er being engaged in the operations of the war is the number stated by the Frenchto have been present when Na-poleon was defeated. Not total strength of the Englishand their allies on the 18th ofJune, was, — Infantry, 49,608 ;Cavalry, 12,402 ; Artillery,5,645: Total, 67,655, with 156pieces of artillery. The Frenchtroops opposed to this force wereonly a part of the army whichNapoleon then had in the cam-paign, and amounted to 71,947men, with 246 pieces of ord-nance. The Infantry numbered48,950; the cavalry 15,765; theartillery 7,232. Thus Napoleonhad the best array of cavalryand guns; Wellington the best CHURCH AT WA1E1LOO body of infantry. About tenthousands of these were left to fatten the field of Waterloo. Our great motherreceived into her silent womb Her slaughterd creatures: horse and man they lay,And friend and foe, within the general had been their lot; one fatal dayFor all, — one labour,—and one place of restThey found within their common parents INTERCHAPTER FOR THE TRAVELLER.
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