The first Napoleon : a sketch, political and military . MATTHtWiJ, NUflTHHI. WATERLOO AND ST. HELENA. 283 facts as they actually were, after staying in oneof the squares of the Guard until his escape be-comes very problematical, is persuaded to quithis last field. The pressure of the Prussians onthe right flank, resisted so long and so heroicallyby Lobau and the Young Guard, finally over-comes everything. There is nothing for thearmy but immediate flight. This is effected ingreat disorder, according to all the , not many prisoners were takenbesides the wounded ; and a larg
The first Napoleon : a sketch, political and military . MATTHtWiJ, NUflTHHI. WATERLOO AND ST. HELENA. 283 facts as they actually were, after staying in oneof the squares of the Guard until his escape be-comes very problematical, is persuaded to quithis last field. The pressure of the Prussians onthe right flank, resisted so long and so heroicallyby Lobau and the Young Guard, finally over-comes everything. There is nothing for thearmy but immediate flight. This is effected ingreat disorder, according to all the , not many prisoners were takenbesides the wounded ; and a large part of theartiUery was brought off and carried as far asGenappes. Here the retreating troops had tocross a little bridge over the Dyle. An effortwas made to defend the place. But the Prus-sians were too quick in their pursuit, and most ofthe guns had to be abandoned. The army hadlost at least 30,000 men, and, what was more, ithad undoubtedly lost confidence and morale to a2reat deo-ree. Such was the famous battle of Waterloo. Ithas become the synonym for utter defeat.
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