The modern world, from Charlemagne to the present time; with a preliminary survey of ancient times . of Europe. 617. Waterloo, June 18, 1815.— apoleon resolved not to give hisenemies time to concentrate theirforces. With an army of L30,000veterans he marched into the Prussians under Bliicherwere stationed along the MeuseRiver, and an English army underWellington (§ 602) was encampednear Brussels. Napoleon threwhimself first upon the Prussians and defeated them. Anotheradvanced detachment of the English was forced to retire tothe main body. After these initial successes Napoleon a
The modern world, from Charlemagne to the present time; with a preliminary survey of ancient times . of Europe. 617. Waterloo, June 18, 1815.— apoleon resolved not to give hisenemies time to concentrate theirforces. With an army of L30,000veterans he marched into the Prussians under Bliicherwere stationed along the MeuseRiver, and an English army underWellington (§ 602) was encampednear Brussels. Napoleon threwhimself first upon the Prussians and defeated them. Anotheradvanced detachment of the English was forced to retire tothe main body. After these initial successes Napoleon attackedWellington at Waterloo near Brussels. On the morning of June18 began the decisive struggle. Napoleons troops fought withall their old bravery for their master. But the cool courage ofthe English soldiers and Wellingtons imperturbable calm ren-dered all the fierce French attacks for a long time , however, the English center began to waver. Well-ington anxiously looked out for Bliicher, who had promised tocome. At last the Prussians appeared at the French flank. Faced. The Duke of Wellington. 598 THE CONGRESS OF VIENNA [§618 with this new danger, Napoleon was unable to drive home hisadvantage against the English. In vain he sacrificed his OldGuard to a man. Wellington gave the command for a generaladvance. The French retreated, and the Prussian cavalryturned the retreat into a rout. Napoleon was crushed. 618. Second Treaty with France. — The Allies reenteredParis, bringing Louis XVIII in their baggage, as the Frenchwits put it. Napoleon was imprisoned on the distant volcanicisland of St. Helena; and to France was dictated a peace moresevere than that of the previous year. She had to restore theworks of art, to cede Savoy to Sardinia, and other smaller stripson her northern and eastern frontier. A war indemnity of700 million francs was a partial payment for the robberies andexactions of the last twenty-five years. Prussia and Austriaurged, too, the
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