Intelligence of the Battle of Ligny. Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, at a ball, receiving urgent dispatches from Blucher, stating the progre

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Intelligence of the Battle of Ligny. Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, at a ball, receiving urgent dispatches from Blucher, stating the progress of the French forces. Image taken from The Wars of Wellington, a narrative poem. ...With engravings coloured Originally published in London, 1819. Author Doctor Syntax, Illustrated by William Heath, J C Stadler.

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