The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . tle was lost by France past all recovery. Thevictorious armies of England and Prussia, meeting on thescene of their triumph, continued to press forward and over-whelm every attempt that was made to stem the tide of British army, exhausted by its toils and suffering duringthat dreadful day, did not urge the pursuit beyond the heightswhich the enemy had occupied. But the Prussians drove thefugitives before them throughout the night. And of themagnificent host which had that morning cheered theirEmperor i
The library of historic characters and famous events of all nations and all ages; . tle was lost by France past all recovery. Thevictorious armies of England and Prussia, meeting on thescene of their triumph, continued to press forward and over-whelm every attempt that was made to stem the tide of British army, exhausted by its toils and suffering duringthat dreadful day, did not urge the pursuit beyond the heightswhich the enemy had occupied. But the Prussians drove thefugitives before them throughout the night. And of themagnificent host which had that morning cheered theirEmperor in confident expectation of victory, very few wereever assembled again in arms. Their loss, both in the fieldand in the pursuit, was immense ; and the greater number ofthose who escaped dispersed as soon as they crossed thefrontier. The army under the Duke of Wellington lost nearly15,000 men in killed and wounded on this terrible day of bat-tle. The loss of the Prussian army was nearly 7,000 more. Atsuch a fearful price was the deliverance of Europe purchased.—Sir E. S.
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