Napoleon, a short biography . Genappe Quatre Bras. eofluAr & co^, rcrj Position at nightfall, June 17, 1815 WATERLOO AND ST. HELENA 225 Bras was left there and received such supportsas could be pushed forward. On the i6th Na-poleon advanced to the attack of the Prussians,detaching a corps under Ney to operate againstthe British. A fierce struggle took place forthe possession of the villages of St. Amand andLigny that were at last carried by the French ;Blucher, although he had lost heavily, retiredslowly towards Gembloux in fairly good the course of the same day Ney hadbeen engage
Napoleon, a short biography . Genappe Quatre Bras. eofluAr & co^, rcrj Position at nightfall, June 17, 1815 WATERLOO AND ST. HELENA 225 Bras was left there and received such supportsas could be pushed forward. On the i6th Na-poleon advanced to the attack of the Prussians,detaching a corps under Ney to operate againstthe British. A fierce struggle took place forthe possession of the villages of St. Amand andLigny that were at last carried by the French ;Blucher, although he had lost heavily, retiredslowly towards Gembloux in fairly good the course of the same day Ney hadbeen engaged with the British at Quatre Bras,but had not gained any ground. Yet on thewhole the operations of the i6th had been veryfavourable to Napoleon: he had defeated thePrussians, inspirited his soldiers, and brokenthrough the line of contact between the twoallied armies. That night Napoleon formed acorps of some thirty thousand men which heplaced under Grouchy, ordering him to followBluchers retreat. The Prussian general mightwithdraw along the l
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