Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . resisting. Troops were now beginning to appear at the edge of the horizon onNapoleons right, which he too well knew to be Prussians, though heeudeavoredto persuade his followers that they were Grouch3s men comingto aid them. It was now about half-past three oclock ; and thoughWellingtons army had suffered severely by the unremitting cannonadeand in the late desperate encounter, no part of the British position hadbeen forced. Napoleon next determined to try what effect he couldproduce on the British centre and right by charges of his
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . resisting. Troops were now beginning to appear at the edge of the horizon onNapoleons right, which he too well knew to be Prussians, though heeudeavoredto persuade his followers that they were Grouch3s men comingto aid them. It was now about half-past three oclock ; and thoughWellingtons army had suffered severely by the unremitting cannonadeand in the late desperate encounter, no part of the British position hadbeen forced. Napoleon next determined to try what effect he couldproduce on the British centre and right by charges of his splendid cavalry, DUKK OF WELLINGTON. 383. Its ^ HEROIC CHARGE OF THE ENGLISH CAVALRY AT WATERLOO. brought on in such force that the dukes cavalry could not check them. Fresh troops were sent to assail La Haye Sainte and Hougoumont, the possession of these posts being the emperors unceasing object. 384 DUKE OF WELLINGTON. Squadron after squadron of the French cuirassiers accordingly ascendedthe slopes on the dukes right, and rode forward with dauntless courageagainst the batteries of the British artillery in that part of the field. Theartillery-men were driven from their guns, and the cuirassiers cheeredloudly- at their supposed triumph. But the duke had formed his infantryin squares, and the cuirassiers charged in vain against the impenetrablehedges of bayonets, while the fire from the inner ranks of the squarestold with terrible effect on their squadrons. Time after time they rode forward with invariably the same result ;and as they receded from each attack, the British artillerymen rushedforward from the centres of the squ^
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