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moved by Mont-Saint-Guibert and Mousty upon Saint-Lambert, Thielemann's corps would then have been on the march towards
Couture-Saint-Germain, according to his original instructions; and finding Bulow engaged with the French, would have joined him. Grouchy might then have contrived to hold both these corps at bay, and thus have reduced the co-operating Prussian force at Waterloo to the two corps under Zieten and Pirch, besides considerably retarding that co-operation; since without having experienced the effects of any such interruption to the progress of the other corps, as we have here supposed, these two generals did not reach the field of battle until seven o'clock in the evening of the 18th.
1680:, and the other portion would have been employed in a similar manner along the front and Left of the Column moving upon Mont-Saint-Guibert and Mousty. Both at this point and at Ottignies, about 730 metres (800 yd) lower down the stream, there is a stone bridge across the Dyle. There is a direct road from Mousty to Saint-Lambert, scarcely 8 kilometres (5.0 mi), and another to the Field of Waterloo. The cavalry in advance of the left column could not have failed to discover the Prussian troops in march to join the Left of Wellington; for they were then passing slowly, and with extreme difficulty, through the defiles of Saint-Lambert and Lasne.
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Wavre, or continue retreating toward
Brussels, or - if attempting to join the Anglo-allies - move in front or behind of the Forest of Soignies. The detachment would go to Wavre. Grouchy justified his decision after the campaign. Fundamentally, he saw his responsibility as the execution of Napoleon's instructions; sending even a part of the detachment toward Forest of Soignies would have been in contravention of those orders. Furthermore, it would have been difficult for separated parts of the detachment to support each other near the Dyle; the river was swollen by rain and its banks were swampy.
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Landwehr Cavalry—to counter the French advance. Ledebur's Prussian detachment at Mont-Saint-Guibert began falling back to Wavre upon learning of the French advance. Sohr's Prussian detachment, which had withdrawn from Mont-Saint-Guibert in the morning, sent a brigade of 150 cavalry and two horse artillery guns to reinforce Ledebur. Ledebur's detachment linked up with the IV Corps' Reserve Cavalry regiments and Sohr's cavalry brigade; they reached Farm de Auzel after a "slight affair" with French III Corps.
423:. From a 22:00 despatch to Napoleon, Grouchy still thought the Prussians were retreating north-east although by then he knew that two Prussian corps were heading north towards Wavre. From another despatch four hours later, Grouchy intended to advance to either Corbais or Wavre. However, at the end of 17 June his detachment was behind the Prussians, on the far side of the Dyle; Grouchy could neither prevent the Prussians at Wavre from moving to Waterloo, nor regroup with Napoleon on 18 June at Waterloo.
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Dyle. It would also have allowed him to maintain closer contact with
Napoleon by occupying the line of Nil Sait Vincent, Corbaix, Mont-Saint-Guibert, and the bridge at Mousty. It would also have alerted the French to the Prussian rearguard at Mont-Saint-Guibert. While the poor roads may have slowed the progress of Grouchy's main body, Siborne notes that the French cavalry scouts reached Perwez to the east on the evening of 17 June; reaching Mont-Saint-Guibert should not have been a problem.
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between 15:00 and 16:00. Sohr's detachment and then the II Corps reserve cavalry regiments crossed the bridge at the Mill of
Bierges, which was occupied by two companies of the 2nd Battalion, 14th Regiment. Sohr's detachment only rejoined II Corps at Waterloo. The Fusilier Battalion of the 1st Pomeranian Landwehr, commanded by Major KrĂĽger, distinguished itself during the withdrawal. After the river crossing was completed, the 1st Battalion of the Elbe Landwehr remained at
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corps so he could give battle. BlĂĽcher did not reply immediately. The request was viewed favourably but the
Prussian army was still regrouping on Wavre and BlĂĽcher did not yet know what he could promise. It was not known if IV Corps would join the army on 17 June. I and II Corps needed ammunition, but its supply had been directed to Grembloux. For the moment, the Prussians maintained their position near the Dyle, with VI Corps at Mont-Saint-Guibert as vanguard.
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Gembloux to Wavre was 15 miles, and only 12 miles from Wavre to
Napoleon's line of advance. If Grouchy insisted on advancing on Wavre, he should have moved before 07:00 to 08:00, and not by the circuitous route through Sart-lez-Walhain; matters were made worse by both III and IV Corps using the same road. Siborne suggests a better option was for Grouchy to ignore Wavre and march to Saint-Lambert, where he could support the main French army at Waterloo.
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out for miles due to frequent stoppages and breaks. BlĂĽcher travelled along the line of march to provide encouragement. By 16:00, after considerable difficulty and delay, the 15th and 16th
Brigades, and the reserve cavalry and artillery, had reached the plateau between the Lasne and the Smohain. The plateau sloped steeply downwards toward the streams, but its high ground was comparatively dry and firm and suitable for marching.
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1155:"Pursue the Prussians, complete their defeat by attacking them as soon as you come up with them, and never let them out of your sight. I am going to unite the remainder of this portion of the Army with Marshal Ney's Corps, to march against the English, and to fight them if they should hold their ground between this and the Forest of Soignies. You will communicate with me by the paved road which leads to Quatre Bras."
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1528:, the Quartermaster General of the Army. Grolman ordered the Silesian Hussars and two battalions of infantry from Bülow's vanguard—the units having just crossed the defile of Saint-Lambert—to immediately take the wood, and sent a despatch to Blücher suggesting that the 15th and 16th Brigades be ordered to follow the vanguard once they had regrouped on the Waterloo side of the defile.
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to maintain close communication. Grouchy did not act immediately on the new instructions. No measures were taken to either detect possible
Prussian movement toward Waterloo, or establish closer communication with the main French army. Grouchy conducted a direct advance on Wavre. The left flank was neglected. The Heavy Cavalry Corps was ordered to take up position on the right at
1475:, commander of the 7th Brigade, in command of the rearguard, and reinforced Sohr's detachment with the 11th Hussars and four pieces of horse artillery. Brause posted the remaining battalions of the 8th Brigade in rear of the wood, the three cavalry regiments on the right, and Foot Battery No. 12 in front. The 7th Brigade, deployed into line, remained in reserve.
1329:, toward Wavre at around 09:00; the corps' left flank was protected by the 6th Light Cavalry Division, which advanced toward the Dyle. III and IV Corps' march was slowed by poor roads, and narrow and miry defiles. Gérard, going ahead of IV Corps, arrived at Sart-lez-Walhain at 11:00, where he found Grouchy taking breakfast in the house of M. Hollaëbt, a notary.
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went to Perwez en route to Liège. Finally, a column of
Prussian artillery went to Namur. Grouchy reported he would follow the main Prussian body, which at that time seemed like either to Wavre or Perwez. Siborne states that the despatch "was well calculated to satisfy Napoleon, that at least the spirit of his instructions had been understood by the Marshal."
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from Exelmans' II Cavalry Corps. The French skirmishers slowed the Prussians by forcing them to take frequent precautions against attack; the French abandoned the chase as night fell. Ledebur's IV Corps rearguard was waiting at Mont-Saint-Guibert when Sohr's detachment arrived in the evening of 17 June; Ledebur passed on orders to defend the defile.
1171:. From there, the Prussians could threaten the right flank of a French advance on Brussels. Grouchy believed pursuit was not worthwhile as the Prussians were now many hours ahead of the French, having started to retreat at 22:00 the previous night; he could not convince Napoleon to allow him to go to Quatre Bras with the main French army.
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Charleroi road to Brussels had been too vigilantly explored; and the movements, in succession, of the different Prussian Corps had been too nicely calculated and determined; to admit of the possibility of a failure, as regarded the arrival of a considerable portion of the Prussian forces on the Left of the Anglo-Allied Army.
1691:, and have materially procrastinated the co-operation of BlĂĽcher with Wellington on 18 June; a co-operation which a contrary proceeding, originating in fatal tardiness of movement, and exhibiting useless manoeuvring in a false direction, could not fail to render easy in execution and successful in result.
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BlĂĽcher had made so admirable a disposition of his four Corps that two of them could at any time have combined, and therefore have presented a superior force to Grouchy, at any point between Wavre and Plancenoit, whilst the remainder of the Army might have continued its march to Waterloo. Had Grouchy
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with their left flank exposed due to the Prussian retreat. There was nothing stopping the French from moving through the defile of Genappe and into Anglo-allied rear, followed by an attack on the Anglo-allied left and rear at Quatre Bras. The French army was no more fatigued than their opponents; the
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in typical Prussian brigade formation. 15th Brigade deployed on the right, detaching three battalions (2nd Battalion of the 18th Regiment, the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd Silesian Landwehr, and the 1st Battalion of the 18th Regiment) toward Frischermont and Smohain to cover the right flank. 16th Brigade
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A detachment of the 2nd Silesian Hussars and staff officer Major LĂĽtzow, was sent to scout the right front of the Prussian advance in the direction of the French right flank at Waterloo. They reached the Wood of Paris and discovered that the French right flank was completely exposed. A Prussian troop
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when at about 11:30 he and his staff heard cannonades from the Battle of Waterloo, 23 kilometres (14 mi) to the northwest; a local notary gave them an accurate location of the source of the sound. There were no direct roads from Grouchy to the battle, but there was a road to Wavre, 13 kilometres
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In his despatch, written at two o'clock in the morning, he mentioned to Napoleon his design of marching upon Corbaix or Wavre; a movement of which Napoleon, in his reply, expressed his approval; and if he had directed one of his Infantry Corps along the line of Corbaix and La Beiraque, and the other
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Siborne criticizes Grouchy's search effort on 17 June as being unnecessarily restrictive. Grouchy had 65 squadrons of cavalry and sent them mainly toward the French right—where he and Napoleon incorrectly expected the Prussians to be—instead of dispersing them to cover more of the ground east of the
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preparing for another attack; he feared that the Anglo-allied line might break if the Prussians waited. Wellingon's frequent and pressing despatches added urgency. BlĂĽcher had planned to attack with II and IV Corps (13th and 14th Brigades from IV Corps were expected to join shortly, and II Corps was
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At the Wood of Paris, the Prussians deployed along a considerable front in a close compact order, on each side of the road leading from Lasne towards Plancenoit. The artillery kept to the road. The cavalry drew up to the rear of the wood to follow the infantry. 15th Brigade deployed at around 15:00,
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BlĂĽcher learned of the French advance on Wavre while near Limale. He ordered Prussian III Corps to hold Wavre against a strong French attack; the strength of Grouchy's attacking French detachment was unknown to the Prussians. If the French crossed the Dyle upstream or did not attack in strength, III
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At 17:00 on 17 June, the Prussian reserve ammunition wagons reached Wavre, and the army was resupplied. By the evening, the Prussian army was positioned around Wavre. Two corps were on each side of the Dyle and ready to resume operations. The rearguards remained at Vieux-Sart and Mont-Saint-Guibert,
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Grouchy wrote a despatch to Napoleon dated 10:00 on 17 June. He gave his disposition around Gembloux, and a less accurate assessment of Prussian movements. According to Grouchy, from Sauvenières one Prussian column went to Wavre, perhaps to link up with the Anglo-allies, while the main Prussian body
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After Napoleon's departure, Grouchy ordered III and IV Corps to move to junction of the Gembloux and Namur roads and then - after receiving reports of significant Prussian movement through Gembloux - onto Gembloux. In the meantime, Grouchy went to the advanced posts of Exelmans' dragoons, which were
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French movement through Byre toward Quatre Bras was observed by Sohr's Prussian I/II Corps rearguard. Sohr retained a cavalry brigade, which was held to the rear of Tilly. Shortly afterwards, the Prussians began slowly pulling back to Mont-Saint-Guibert in response to the approach of French dragoons
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Once arrangements with Grouchy were complete, Napoleon ordered the army at Marbais to advance. 5th Light Cavalry Division acted as vanguard, and the French reached Quatre Bras at about 14:00. By that time, the infantry of the Anglo-allied army had crossed the Dyle and were retreating along high road
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Siborne also criticizes Grouchy's lack of urgency early on 18 June. From the despatch to Napoleon written at 22:00 on 17 June, Grouchy suspected that a Prussian detachment may have gone to Wavre with the intention of linking up with the Anglo-allied army. He should have known that the distance from
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By now, the battalions of Prussian 15th Brigade's flank guard of had reached Smohain. They had advanced so cautiously that their appearance from the south-eastern part of the village surprised both nearby Anglo-allied and French troops. The Prussian battalions crossed the principal fence separating
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pushed as far as the bridge at Mousty, where its skirmishers exchanged a few carbine shots with some Prussian dragoons, who did not engage them further. This allowed Napoleon to surmise that the principal Prussian column—of I and II Corps—had retreated through Tilly and Gentinnes; Grouchy was still
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The march through the defile of Saint-Lambert was difficult and exhausting. Rainfall, starting during the afternoon of 17 June and continuing through the night, had turned the valley of the Lasne into a swamp. The roads between Wavre and Saint-Lambert were similarly affected. The columns were drawn
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The French "did not advance with much vigour" and the Prussian's withdrew in perfect order. Ledebur's detachment withdrew slowly before the French and linked up with 8th Brigade; 8th Brigade maintained position until 15:00 against the vanguard of French III Corps. General Brause ordered the retreat
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As Grouchy moved to join the vanguard, he received a message from Napoleon that confirmed his decision. The message, written at the Farm of Caillou on 18 June at 10:00, warned of the impending attack on the Anglo-Allied army at Waterloo, and instructed Grouchy to move toward Napoleon from Wavre and
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A detachment composed mainly of III Corps, IV Corps, and II Cavalry Corps was assigned to Grouchy to pursue the Prussians. This was sufficient to probe Prussian movements, maintain communication with the main French army, and affect withdrawal if sorely pressed; it was not meant to fight the entire
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were within 0.80 kilometres (.5 mi) of Prussian III Corps' rearguard. The French did not conduct patrols, and missed the opportunity to observe the direction of the rearguard's withdrawal after sunrise. Pajol's detachment, perhaps suspecting Namur was not the direction of the Prussian retreat,
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The widely dispersed III Corps regrouped during the night of 16 June; the manoeuvre was protracted. It was not until 02:00 on 17 June that the head of the column, made of the reserve artillery, reached the Nivelles–Namur/Fleurus–Gembloux crossroad and the Gembloux road. The corps' main body reached
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While underway, II Corps was notified by Sohr's detachment—the corps rearguard—of the French advance consisting of six cavalry regiments of, ten artillery pieces, and two strong columns of infantry. By this time, the Wood of Sarats, close to the Farm of Auzel, was occupied by battalions of the 8th
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and join the Anglo-allied left at La Haye; I Corps set out at about 12:00 along the left bank of the Dyle. II Corps was ordered to follow IV Corps to Saint-Lambert. III Corps would remain for a time as rearguard in the defile of Wavre, and then follow II Corps. BlĂĽcher intended to have the bulk of
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at dawn; they would attack the French right flank if serious fighting had already started, otherwise they were to conceal their strength. IV Corps would leave an observation detachment at Mont-Saint-Guibert, which would gradually fall back to Wavre if attacked, and send any baggage unnecessary for
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By noon on 17 June, Napoleon had received reconnaissance reports toward Quatre Bras, and learned of the Prussian concentration at Gembloux. The army was divided between these two targets. He made the first changes to the disposition of the French army since sending Pajol's detachment to pursue the
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III Corps began moving at 14:00; it arrived at Wavre late in the evening and took up positions at Bawette. General Borcke's 9th Infantry Brigade and Colonel Count Lottum's Cavalry Brigade remained on the right bank of the Dyle. Other units rejoined the main body at Wavre: Colonel Marwitz' Cavalry
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At about 11:30, Colonel Simon Lorière—Grouchy's chief of staff—heard a distant but violent cannonade coming from Waterloo while walking in the garden, and notified Grouchy. Grouchy went into the garden with several officers, including Gérard, Vandamme, Exelmans. Hollaëbt was summoned and asked to
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Also that night, Colonel von Röhl, superintendent of the army's Ordnance Department, set out for Wavre to organize any artillery arriving there for action. His aide-de-camp went to Gembloux to move the army's reserve ammunition wagons to Wavre. Additional precautions were taken. Urgent orders for
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The first and principal of these has already been adverted to at some length, and cannot be too closely kept in view—the fatal neglect of a vigorous pursuit of the defeated Prussians, on the night of 16 June and morning of 17 June by a detached Corps; combined with the extraordinary delay in the
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This discovery would have led to the right column being moved by its left, from La Baraque to Mousty; the cavalry attached to it masking the movement as long as possible. The left column would then, in all probability, have followed its advanced cavalry to Saint-Lambert; and the right corps have
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before retreating to avoid being flanked by the advancing French line. The Prussian cavalry were covered by Horse Battery No. 11, and Captain Schmidt's Foot Battery of the 15th Brigade which drew up to oppose a French pursuit. The French declined to follow up their attack because of the Prussian
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Grouchy was determined to follow Napoleon's instructions to prosecute the Prussians, and rejected GĂ©rard's strategy. Grouchy believed his detachment had just encountered the rearguard of the Prussian infantry. Furthermore, BlĂĽcher's intentions were unclear; the Prussians could decide to fight at
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At around 10:30, Heavy Cavalry Corps' vanguard met the Prussian rearguard on the road to Wavre. The French cavalry formed a 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) line from a wooded ravine near the Farm of La Plaquerie, to a point about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi)) south of Vieux-Sart toward Neuf-Sart. As
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made a round trip as messenger between the Prussians and the Anglo-allies. He notified the Anglo-allies that the Prussians were retreating to Wavre, and then returned with a message from Wellington for BlĂĽcher. Wellington intended to retreat to Waterloo, and requested the support of two Prussian
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of the artillery disagreed, perhaps worried by the difficulties of moving the guns. General Valaze, commanding the engineers of GĂ©rard's corps, initially agreed with Baltus but noted that he had three companies of sappers to remove obstacles, which gave GĂ©rard confidence that guns carriages and
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French cavalry penetrated between the Prussian rearguard at Vieux-Sart and Mont-Saint-Guibert when Prussian IV Corps' Reserve Cavalry - following the corps' 13th Infantry Brigade - was passing through Wavre. The Reserve Cavalry immediately detached two regiments—the 2nd Pomeranian, and the 1st
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to scout the defiles of the Lasne, and the area beyond toward the French; they encountered a French patrol at Maransart. Falkenhausen also send reconnaissance parties to the Lasne, which also maintained communication with the detachment at Mont-Saint-Guibert; they found the defiles free of the
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With preparations completed, BlĂĽcher replied to Wellington's request for reinforcements. BlĂĽcher pledged the support of his entire army. His only condition was that the Coalition would attack on the 19th if the French did not attack first on the 18th. Before midnight, BlĂĽcher was notified by a
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No exertions, however, on the part of Grouchy, after he broke up from Gembloux on the morning of 18 June, could have effectually frustrated the junction of Wellington and BlĂĽcher. Two great errors, for which that Marshal was not accountable, reduced the contemplated junction from a measure of
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But beyond such procrastination of the meditated junction of BlĂĽcher's and Wellington's forces. Grouchy could have effected nothing. The junction itself could not have been prevented. The tendency of Grouchy's movements had been too narrowly watched ; the country between the Dyle and the
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13th Brigade, and Hobe's reserve cavalry from III Corps; they arrived in Wavre by 06:00 the next day. Patrols were sent toward the main Namur-Louvain road, and up the river to maintain contact with the rearguard at Mont-Saint-Guibert. A detachment from I Corps provided flank protection at
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BlĂĽcher acted immediately upon learning that the right flank of the main French army was exposed, seeing the opportunity to move his army through the Lasne defiles to the Wood of Paris. I Corps was ordered to depart after V Corps passed through Wavre. It would march by way of Fromont and
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deployed on the left, with two battalions (3rd battalions of the 15th Regiment and the 1st Silesian Landwehr) under Major Keller to cover the left flank to the Lasne stream. 100 cavalry from the 3rd Regiment of Silesian Landwehr Cavalry, led by Falkenhausen, patrolled beyond the Lasne.
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Brigade which had withdrawn through Tilly, the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Kurmark Landwehr and the two squadrons of the 6th Kurmark Landwehr Cavalry from Dinant, and the survivors of the 7th Uhlans squadron from Onoz. The corps' two squadrons from the 9th Hussars had not yet arrived from
1417:. The staff officer had a report for Wellington, which Taylor ordered relayed by Lieutenant Lindsey. The report stated that BĂĽlow was at Saint-Lambert and was advancing with IV Corps, although this was an overstatement as only the corps' vanguard had reached Saint-Lambert at the time.
1467:, on the right bank of the Dyle, through the defile toward Wavre for a river crossing. Progress was slow as the corps crowded into the defile. At Wavre, the garrison of 1st Battalion of the 14th Regiment, II Corps, was relieved by a battalion of the 30th Regiment, Prussian III Corps.
844:; the marshal was responding to a summons from the previous evening. At 08:00 and 09:00, Napoleon, accompanied by Grouchy, started a tour of the surrounding area; he visited officers, troops, and the battlefield at Ligny. At one point, he had a lengthy conversation with Grouchy and
1606:. The Prussian's 2nd Silesian Hussars and the 2nd Neumark Landwehr Cavalry moved forward through the infantry and attacked with the Hussars on the left and the Landwehr on the right; the Prussian cavalry, supported by the 3rd Silesian Landwehr Cavalry, attacked and drove back the
446:. Napoleon neglected to screen his right flank and failed to detect the Prussian's approach. At around 17:00 on 18 June, the Prussian vanguard started to arrive at Waterloo in strength from the Wood of Paris; shortly after they were attacking the right flank of Napoleon's army.
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attack upon Wellington at Quatre Bras, on the latter day. The second error arose from the want of a strong reconnaissance and vigilant look out on the right of the main French army, on the morning of 18 June, followed up by the occupation of the defiles of the river Lasne.
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The remainder of IV Corps was delayed by a fire that broke out in Wavre after the vanguard passed. The fire spread rapidly and put ammunition wagons at risk. The 1st Battalion of the 14th Regiment, under Major Löwenfeld, and the 7th Pioneer Company extinguished the fire.
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French. French movement between the Dyle and the Charleroi high road was accurately observed and reported. The Prussian patrols forced French messengers to avoid the area, thus lengthening the line of communication between the main French army and Grouchy's detachment.
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them from the French extreme right, and at 17:30 drew up in line almost at right angles with the direction of the French front—two battalions in line, with the third in support; this marked the full engagement of the Prussians at the
651:. III Corps halted on the other side of the town. Neither Thielemann nor BĂĽlow knew where I and II Corps were. Writing to BĂĽlow, Thielemann said that he had no new orders from BlĂĽcher, but believed the army was retreating to
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at a considerable distance from the Prussian vanguard; this was primarily to announce the Prussian presence and draw French attention away from the Anglo-allies. Domon's entire line advanced to attack, led by a regiment of
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and had not received recall orders. The French captured all of the Prussian guns, with the Uhlans losing 30 men before escaping. The skirmish gave the French the impression that the Prussians were retreating toward Namur.
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Siborne finds it inexplicable that Napoleon failed to exploit French advantages on the morning of 17 June. Beside the picket at Gentinnes, the Prussian front was clear as far as Gembloux. The Anglo-allies were still at
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until the bridge was destroyed and the mill set on fire. The 11th Hussars and the 2nd Battalion of the Elbe Landwehr remained to observe the Dyle crossings and did not rejoin their corps before the following day.
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the battle to Louvain. I and III Corps would be ready to follow IV Corps if necessary. The plan was despatch to Müffling—to forward to Wellington—with an explanation that troop fatigue prevented earlier movement.
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21st Infantry Division, accompanied by Pajol's cavalry detachment, returned to its morning starting position of Mazy from Saint-Denis. Siborne states that there was no satisfactory explanation for this movement.
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now beyond Gembloux. III and IV Corps reached Gembloux very late in the evening; III Corps was posted in front, and IV Corps to the rear, of the town. 6th Light Cavalry Division, commanded by Brigadier General
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Hofschröer presents a case that by Waterloo, because of his age and fragile mental state, Blücher was a figurehead and that Gneisenau was to all intense and purposes in operational command of the campaign.
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by that of Mont-Saint-Guibert and Mousty, there can be no doubt that, even late as was the hour at which he started from Gembloux, he would, in a great measure, have fulfilled the expectations of Napoleon.
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either moved upon the same point as a reinforcement, or have diverged upon Lasne as a Support, upon which the former might have fallen back, if compelled to effect its retreat towards Plancenoit.
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Grouchy's detachment also started moving. The Heavy Cavalry Corps, consisting of eight regiments of dragoons, set out at around 08:00. III and IV Corps began moving along the same road through
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At 09:30, BlĂĽcher send a despatch informing Wellington that he intended to attack the French right flank as soon as possible. BlĂĽcher left Wavre before 11:00 to reconnoitre the terrain toward
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During the march from Genappe to La Belle Alliance, the main French army had detached Domon's 3rd Cavalry Division eastward to scout the area between the high road to Brussels and the Dyle.
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The main body of the IV Corps moved directly to Dion-le-Mont. It took up position on the height near that town, near the intersection of the roads leading to Louvain, Wavre, and Gembloux.
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15th Brigade, the 2nd Silesian Hussars, and a twelve-pounder battery. The vanguard reached Saint-Lambert by 11:00, then crossed the soft and muddy valley before halting in the
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The Prussian retreat, in good order and along routes where only minor roads (as opposed to high roads) were available, was met by French inactivity. At dawn on 17 June, French
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Heavy Cavalry Corps was sent to reinforce Pajol's detachment; based on updated intelligence, it redirected en route to Gembloux and discovered traces of the Prussian retreat.
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In this case, he would naturally have so divided his cavalry, that one portion would have scoured the country along the front and right of the column marching by Corbaix and
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Anglo-allied had force marched to Quatre Bras. Napoleon later led the comparatively fresh Imperial Guard and VI Corps to Quatre Bras to attack the Anglo-allies with Marshal
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IV Corps' vanguard reached Baudecet by the old Roman at nightfall on 16 June. BĂĽlow learned of the Battle of Ligny, and ordered brigades posted at intervals along the road.
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wasted the morning of 17 June with a late breakfast and touring the previous day's battlefield before organising a pursuit of the two Coalition armies. Napoleon and Marshal
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following along the same line.) Instead, he decided to attack with only what was at the Wood of Paris, and ordered units still on the march to join as quickly as possible.
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was killed. Schwerin may have been the first Prussian officer killed at the Battle of Waterloo; a memorial now marks the site.
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10th Cavalry Division, consisting of the 4th and 12th Dragoons, under Brigadier General
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while the III Corps would march via Walhain and through Corbais.
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to Maastricht, and to destroy the iron foundry at the arsenal.
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VI Corps, which took up position on the heights above
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of Hussars advanced beyond the Wood of Paris to near
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about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Aisémont.
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and replied that it was coming from the vicinity of
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3958:(illustrated ed.), Pen & Sword Military,
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3031:, 'Cour St. Etienne - Court-Saint-Etienne' #96.
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587:Prussian III Corps joins IV Corps at Gembloux
463:The Dyle river in Wavre (early 20th century).
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1307:Grouchy chooses Wavre instead of Waterloo
560:. Orders went to Liège to move the siege
388:. The French were slow to exploit Ligny;
3932:Franklin, John; Embleton, Gerry (2015),
1920:Siborne names "Hotomont" "Hottoment and
1575:Prussians advance from the Wood of Paris
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666:Cavalry skirmish along the Namur road
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2718:, 'Perwez le Marchez - Perwez' #114.
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1933:Peter Hofschröer calls this place
1003:Lieutenant General Count Exelmans
313:Reduction of the French fortresses
16:1815 military operation in Belgium
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3938:, Osprey Publishing, p. 91,
3913:, fortunecity.com, archived from
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3900:Histoire de la campagne de 1815
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972:4th Division (I Cavalry Corps)
517:I and II Corps passed through
400:'s Anglo-allied army. Marshal
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4026:The campaign of 1815: a study
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2014:"Seroulx" -- near Ottignies.
1628:Losing track of the Prussians
1382:Prussians depart for Waterloo
703:'s 21st Infantry Division of
488:Gebhard Leberecht von BlĂĽcher
153:Prussian Army order of battle
2883:Franklin & Embleton 2015
2842:, 'Gembloux - Gembloux' #97.
2192:Wood of Paris is located at
1668:What Grouchy might have done
1194:Grouchy advances to Gembloux
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4004:The Waterloo Campaign, 1815
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569:Friedrich Wilhelm von Jagow
467:After the Battle of Ligny,
455:Prussian retreat from Ligny
148:French Army order of battle
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3979:, Kaart van Ferraris, 1777
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1281:Karl Freiherr von MĂĽffling
1253:Prussians regroup at Wavre
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4001:Siborne, William (1895),
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3935:Waterloo 1815 (2): Ligny
3475:, pp. 327, 371–372.
2265:about 1/3 of the way to
1720:
1539:The Monument to Colonel
1366:limbers could be moved.
1151:Napoleon's orders were:
1104:Prussians toward Namur.
945:21st Division (VI Corps)
852:French main army divides
544:ammunition were sent to
3029:Kaart van Ferraris 1777
2840:Kaart van Ferraris 1777
2716:Kaart van Ferraris 1777
2695:Kaart van Ferraris 1777
1862:calls it "La Bavette".
1647:retreating Anglo-allies
1167:, and to a line on the
571:'s detachment had held
450:Ligny to Wavre, 17 June
2697:, 'Wavre - Wavre' #95.
1544:
1513:
1292:Chapelle-Saint-Lambert
1279:despatch from General
1157:
790:
701:François Antoine Teste
659:'s Anglo-allied Army.
464:
121:Commanders and leaders
1538:
1507:
1490:Couture-Saint-Germain
1267:. The defiles of the
1153:
857:Grouchy's detachment
803:Couture-Saint-Germain
787:Couture-Saint-Germain
784:
613:III Corps' rearguard—
471:Prussian I Corps and
462:
437:Johann von Thielemann
2638:fortunecity.com 2007
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2577:50.67164°N 4.62184°E
2531:50.66077°N 4.56664°E
2490:50.68444°N 4.47258°E
2433:50.69680°N 4.58566°E
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2249:50.69649°N 4.52913°E
2211:50.68164°N 4.46786°E
2158:50.66791°N 4.60134°E
2131:as "Sart Awalhain".
2115:50.61484°N 4.71862°E
2057:as "Sart Awalhain".
2041:50.61484°N 4.71862°E
1999:50.66060°N 4.53028°E
1899:50.52424°N 4.61964°E
1846:50.72943°N 4.59624°E
1803:50.59620°N 4.71192°E
1764:50.70098°N 4.62035°E
1234:), were detached to
747:and composed of the
475:II Corps retired to
3884:, pp. 322–323.
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1222:, was pushed on to
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838:Emmanuel de Grouchy
610:Gembloux at 06:00.
402:Emmanuel de Grouchy
2981:, p. 290–291.
2678:, p. 305–306.
2591:Kaart van Ferraris
2545:Kaart van Ferraris
2325:Kaart van Ferraris
2172:Kaart van Ferraris
2129:Kaart van Ferraris
2077:Kaart van Ferraris
2055:Kaart van Ferraris
2012:Kaart van Ferraris
1922:Kaart van Ferraris
1860:Kaart van Ferraris
1817:Kaart van Ferraris
1743:Kaart van Ferraris
1617:Battle of Waterloo
1581:Battle of Waterloo
1545:
1541:Count von Schwerin
1514:
1510:Battle of Waterloo
1348:Forest of Soignies
1052:Losses on 16 June
856:
791:
657:Duke of Wellington
519:Mont-Saint-Guibert
465:
398:Duke of Wellington
386:Battle of Waterloo
4058:Waterloo campaign
3945:978-1-4728-0366-5
3917:on 15 August 2007
2818:, pp. 7, 10.
2617:50.67427; 4.61984
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1769:50.70098; 4.62035
1689:flagrante delicto
1594:unaware of this.
1557:La Belle Alliance
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1099:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1078:
1073:
1069:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1049:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1019:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
995:
994:
991:
989:
986:
983:
980:
974:
968:
967:
964:
962:
959:
956:
953:
947:
941:
940:
937:
935:
932:
929:
926:
922:General Count
920:
914:
913:
910:
908:
905:
902:
899:
895:General Count
893:
887:
886:
883:
880:
877:
873:
872:
869:
866:
863:
853:
850:
818:
815:
767:
764:
728:
725:
667:
664:
588:
585:
538:Eston von Sohr
456:
453:
451:
448:
369:
368:
366:
365:
360:
355:
350:
345:
340:
334:
333:
328:
327:
321:
320:
316:
315:
310:
305:
299:
298:
292:
291:
286:
281:
276:
271:
266:
261:
256:
251:
246:
239:
232:
227:
220:
213:
207:
206:
200:
197:
196:
187:
186:
179:
172:
164:
156:
155:
150:
144:
143:
139:
138:
136:Prince BlĂĽcher
133:
123:
122:
118:
117:
105:
92:
91:
87:
86:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
68:
66:
62:
61:
58:
50:
49:
38:
37:
30:
29:
21:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
4080:
4069:
4066:
4064:
4061:
4059:
4056:
4055:
4053:
4042:
4036:
4028:
4027:
4022:
4017:
4016:
4006:
4005:
3998:
3997:public domain
3989:
3988:
3987:
3986:
3978:
3974:
3970:
3967:
3965:9781844151769
3961:
3957:
3956:
3950:
3947:
3941:
3937:
3936:
3930:
3926:
3925:
3920:
3916:
3912:
3911:
3906:
3902:
3901:
3895:
3894:
3883:
3878:
3871:
3866:
3859:
3854:
3852:
3844:
3839:
3832:
3827:
3820:
3815:
3808:
3803:
3796:
3791:
3784:
3779:
3772:
3767:
3760:
3755:
3748:
3743:
3741:
3734:, p. 14.
3733:
3728:
3721:
3716:
3709:
3704:
3702:
3700:
3692:
3687:
3680:
3675:
3673:
3665:
3660:
3653:
3648:
3646:
3638:
3633:
3627:, p. 42.
3626:
3621:
3614:
3609:
3607:
3599:
3594:
3587:
3582:
3575:
3570:
3563:
3558:
3556:
3548:
3543:
3536:
3531:
3524:
3519:
3517:
3515:
3513:
3511:
3509:
3501:
3496:
3489:
3484:
3482:
3474:
3469:
3462:
3457:
3455:
3453:
3445:
3440:
3433:
3428:
3426:
3424:
3422:
3420:
3418:
3410:
3405:
3403:
3395:
3390:
3383:
3378:
3371:
3366:
3359:
3354:
3347:
3342:
3340:
3338:
3336:
3328:
3323:
3316:
3311:
3309:
3307:
3305:
3303:
3295:
3290:
3288:
3280:
3275:
3268:
3263:
3256:
3251:
3249:
3247:
3245:
3237:
3232:
3225:
3220:
3213:
3208:
3201:
3196:
3194:
3192:
3185:, p. 15.
3184:
3179:
3177:
3175:
3173:
3165:
3160:
3158:
3156:
3154:
3152:
3144:
3139:
3137:
3129:
3124:
3117:
3112:
3110:
3108:
3106:
3098:
3093:
3091:
3089:
3081:
3076:
3069:
3064:
3057:
3052:
3045:
3040:
3038:
3030:
3025:
3023:
3021:
3019:
3017:
3009:
3004:
2997:
2992:
2990:
2988:
2980:
2975:
2968:
2963:
2956:
2951:
2945:, p. 20.
2944:
2939:
2932:
2927:
2920:
2915:
2908:
2903:
2897:, p. 19.
2896:
2891:
2885:, p. 91.
2884:
2879:
2872:
2867:
2860:
2855:
2853:
2851:
2849:
2841:
2836:
2830:, p. 26.
2829:
2824:
2817:
2812:
2805:
2800:
2798:
2796:
2794:
2786:
2781:
2774:
2769:
2767:
2765:
2763:
2755:
2750:
2748:
2746:
2738:
2733:
2731:
2729:
2727:
2725:
2717:
2712:
2710:
2708:
2706:
2704:
2696:
2691:
2689:
2687:
2685:
2677:
2672:
2670:
2662:
2657:
2655:
2653:
2651:
2649:
2647:
2639:
2634:
2630:
2621:
2592:
2586:
2556:
2550:
2546:
2540:
2510:
2508:
2499:
2470:
2464:
2457:
2451:
2442:
2412:
2403:
2394:
2364:
2355:
2326:
2320:
2314:
2308:
2278:
2276:
2268:
2264:
2258:
2228:
2220:
2189:
2180:
2173:
2167:
2137:
2130:
2124:
2094:
2085:
2078:
2074:
2068:
2066:
2064:
2056:
2050:
2020:
2013:
2008:
1978:
1971:
1967:
1961:
1952:
1943:
1936:
1930:
1923:
1917:
1908:
1878:
1868:
1861:
1855:
1825:
1818:
1812:
1782:
1773:
1744:
1738:
1729:
1725:
1718:
1714:
1705:
1696:
1692:
1690:
1685:
1681:
1679:
1674:
1665:
1661:
1657:
1654:
1652:
1651:previous year
1648:
1644:
1639:
1633:
1620:
1618:
1612:
1609:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1592:
1588:
1582:
1572:
1569:
1564:
1561:
1558:
1553:
1551:
1542:
1537:
1533:
1529:
1527:
1522:
1520:
1511:
1506:
1497:
1495:
1491:
1485:
1482:
1476:
1474:
1468:
1466:
1461:
1456:
1446:
1444:
1440:
1439:Saint-Lambert
1435:
1432:
1426:
1424:
1418:
1416:
1412:
1407:
1405:
1404:Wood of Paris
1401:
1397:
1396:Saint-Lambert
1392:
1389:
1379:
1377:
1371:
1367:
1364:
1359:
1357:
1353:
1349:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1330:
1328:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1312:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1288:
1286:
1282:
1276:
1274:
1270:
1266:
1261:
1250:
1247:
1243:
1239:
1237:
1233:
1229:
1225:
1221:
1217:
1212:
1210:
1206:
1202:
1191:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1170:
1166:
1162:
1156:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1138:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1124:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1113:
1112:
1110:
1105:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1077:
1074:
1070:
1066:
1063:
1060:
1057:
1054:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1020:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
996:
992:
990:
987:
984:
981:
979:
975:
973:
970:
969:
965:
963:
960:
957:
954:
952:
948:
946:
943:
942:
938:
936:
933:
930:
927:
925:
921:
919:
916:
915:
911:
909:
906:
903:
900:
898:
894:
892:
889:
888:
884:
881:
878:
875:
874:
860:
849:
847:
843:
839:
836:
831:
829:
824:
814:
812:
808:
804:
800:
796:
788:
783:
779:
776:
771:
763:
761:
755:
752:
750:
746:
742:
738:
734:
724:
721:
717:
712:
710:
706:
702:
698:
695:
691:
688:
684:
681:
677:
673:
663:
660:
658:
654:
650:
646:
641:
639:
635:
631:
626:
624:
620:
616:
611:
607:
605:
601:
597:
592:
584:
582:
578:
574:
570:
565:
563:
559:
555:
551:
547:
541:
539:
534:
532:
528:
524:
520:
515:
513:
509:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
484:
482:
478:
474:
470:
461:
447:
445:
444:Saint-Lambert
440:
438:
434:
429:
424:
422:
418:
414:
410:
405:
403:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
364:
361:
359:
356:
354:
351:
349:
346:
344:
341:
339:
336:
335:
331:
330:
326:
323:
322:
318:
317:
314:
311:
309:
306:
304:
303:Rocheserviere
301:
300:
297:
294:
293:
290:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
275:
272:
270:
269:Aubervilliers
267:
265:
262:
260:
257:
255:
252:
250:
247:
245:
244:
240:
238:
237:
233:
231:
228:
226:
225:
221:
219:
218:
214:
212:
209:
208:
205:
202:
201:
198:
193:
185:
180:
178:
173:
171:
166:
165:
162:
154:
151:
149:
146:
145:
140:
137:
134:
132:
128:
125:
124:
119:
116:
111:
106:
104:
99:
94:
93:
88:
80:
77:
76:
72:
67:
64:
63:
59:
56:
55:
51:
44:
39:
36:
31:
28:
24:
19:
4025:
4003:
3984:
3983:
3976:
3954:
3934:
3923:
3915:the original
3909:
3899:
3882:Siborne 1895
3877:
3870:Siborne 1895
3865:
3858:Siborne 1895
3843:Siborne 1895
3838:
3831:Siborne 1895
3826:
3819:Siborne 1895
3814:
3807:Siborne 1895
3802:
3795:Siborne 1895
3790:
3783:Siborne 1895
3778:
3771:Siborne 1895
3766:
3759:Siborne 1895
3754:
3747:Siborne 1895
3727:
3720:Siborne 1895
3715:
3708:Siborne 1895
3691:Siborne 1895
3686:
3679:Siborne 1895
3664:Siborne 1895
3659:
3652:Siborne 1895
3637:Siborne 1895
3632:
3620:
3613:Siborne 1895
3598:Siborne 1895
3593:
3586:Siborne 1895
3581:
3574:Siborne 1895
3569:
3562:Siborne 1895
3547:Charras 1857
3542:
3535:Siborne 1895
3530:
3523:Siborne 1895
3500:Siborne 1895
3495:
3488:Siborne 1895
3473:Siborne 1895
3468:
3461:Siborne 1895
3444:Siborne 1895
3439:
3432:Siborne 1895
3409:Siborne 1895
3394:Siborne 1895
3389:
3382:Siborne 1895
3377:
3370:Siborne 1895
3365:
3358:Siborne 1895
3353:
3346:Siborne 1895
3327:Siborne 1895
3322:
3315:Siborne 1895
3294:Siborne 1895
3279:Siborne 1895
3274:
3267:Siborne 1895
3262:
3255:Siborne 1895
3236:Siborne 1895
3231:
3224:Siborne 1895
3219:
3212:Siborne 1895
3207:
3200:Siborne 1895
3164:Siborne 1895
3143:Siborne 1895
3128:Siborne 1895
3123:
3116:Siborne 1895
3097:Siborne 1895
3080:Siborne 1895
3075:
3068:Siborne 1895
3063:
3056:Siborne 1895
3051:
3044:Siborne 1895
3008:Siborne 1895
3003:
2996:Siborne 1895
2979:Siborne 1895
2974:
2967:Siborne 1895
2962:
2955:Siborne 1895
2950:
2938:
2931:Siborne 1895
2926:
2919:Siborne 1895
2914:
2907:Haumann 1837
2902:
2890:
2878:
2871:Siborne 1895
2866:
2859:Siborne 1895
2835:
2823:
2811:
2804:Siborne 1895
2785:Siborne 1895
2780:
2773:Siborne 1895
2754:Siborne 1895
2737:Siborne 1895
2676:Siborne 1895
2661:Siborne 1895
2633:
2590:
2555:
2544:
2463:
2450:
2411:
2402:
2363:
2324:
2319:
2227:
2188:
2179:
2171:
2136:
2128:
2093:
2084:
2076:
2075:as does the
2054:
2019:
2011:
1977:
1960:
1951:
1942:
1929:
1924:"Hottomont".
1921:
1916:
1877:
1867:
1859:
1824:
1816:
1781:
1742:
1737:
1728:
1715:
1711:
1702:
1693:
1688:
1686:
1682:
1675:
1671:
1662:
1658:
1655:
1634:
1631:
1613:
1607:
1603:
1598:
1596:
1590:
1584:
1565:
1562:
1554:
1546:
1530:
1523:
1519:Frischermont
1515:
1486:
1477:
1469:
1462:
1458:
1436:
1427:
1419:
1411:10th Hussars
1408:
1393:
1385:
1376:Dion-le-Mont
1372:
1368:
1360:
1344:
1334:
1331:
1324:
1313:
1310:
1297:
1289:
1277:
1256:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1213:
1201:Louis Vallin
1197:
1188:
1179:
1158:
1154:
1150:
1142:
1122:
1106:
1102:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
998:
971:
944:
917:
890:
832:
820:
792:
772:
769:
756:
753:
749:10th Hussars
730:
713:
676:Pierre Soult
669:
661:
642:
627:
622:
612:
608:
593:
590:
566:
542:
535:
516:
514:near Wavre.
512:Dion-le-Mont
492:Thielemann's
485:
466:
441:
425:
406:
375:
347:
279:Rocquencourt
241:
234:
222:
215:
192:Hundred Days
90:Belligerents
33:Part of The
18:
3985:Attribution
2615: /
2580: /
2534: /
2493: /
2436: /
2388: /
2349: /
2302: /
2267:Profondsart
2252: /
2214: /
2161: /
2118: /
2044: /
2002: /
1902: /
1849: /
1806: /
1767: /
1638:Quatre Bras
1587:Desmichels'
1340:d'Estourmel
1123:Cuirassiers
653:Saint-Trond
600:Saint-Amand
274:Saint-Denis
249:2nd Genappe
230:1st Genappe
217:Quatre Bras
4052:Categories
3891:References
2600:50°40′27″N
2565:50°40′18″N
2519:50°39′39″N
2478:50°41′04″N
2421:50°41′48″N
2334:50°42′04″N
2313:Vieux-Sart
2287:50°41′08″N
2237:50°41′47″N
2199:50°40′54″N
2146:50°40′04″N
2103:50°36′53″N
2029:50°36′53″N
1987:50°39′38″N
1887:50°31′27″N
1834:50°43′46″N
1791:50°35′46″N
1752:50°42′04″N
1678:La Baraque
1643:Michel Ney
1599:en potence
1441:from near
1352:Plancenoit
1316:Grand-Leez
1127:Subervie's
865:Commander
741:Vieux-Sart
694:Liégeard's
579:by way of
546:Maastricht
394:Michel Ney
353:18–24 June
348:17–18 June
343:16–17 June
332:Chronology
325:Guadeloupe
2603:4°37′11″E
2568:4°37′19″E
2522:4°34′00″E
2481:4°28′21″E
2424:4°35′08″E
2376:4°38′48″E
2373:0°41′26″N
2337:4°37′13″E
2290:4°38′19″E
2263:Rixensart
2240:4°31′45″E
2202:4°28′04″E
2149:4°36′05″E
2106:4°43′07″E
2032:4°43′07″E
1990:4°31′49″E
1966:Tourinnes
1890:4°37′11″E
1837:4°35′46″E
1794:4°42′43″E
1755:4°37′13″E
1608:chasseurs
1604:chasseurs
1591:Chasseurs
1568:debouched
1400:Losthin's
1388:Maransart
1320:Tourinnes
1228:Vincent's
1220:Bonnemain
1216:Chastel's
1119:Milhaud's
891:III Corps
828:Exelmans'
596:Gneisenau
581:Sombreffe
481:Gentinnes
473:Pirch I's
319:Caribbean
308:La Suffel
4035:citation
1623:Analysis
1550:Schwerin
1494:attacked
1465:Aisémont
1423:Hiller's
918:IV Corps
897:Vandamme
876:Infantry
823:vedettes
634:Hotomont
623:chaussée
615:Borcke's
577:Gembloux
567:General
531:Aisémont
504:Baudecet
500:Gembloux
494:III and
469:Zieten's
390:Napoleon
363:2–7 July
236:Waterloo
142:Strength
127:Napoleon
65:Location
2456:Smohain
1935:Mellery
1526:Grolman
1481:Bierges
1415:Smohain
1285:La Haye
1260:Hacke's
1134:Domon's
1109:Marbais
928:12,589
901:14,508
882:Gunners
879:Cavalry
868:Troops
842:Fleurus
835:Marshal
807:Aywiers
745:Ledebur
737:Corbais
733:Walhain
705:Lobau's
680:Clary's
649:Mellery
638:Louvain
558:MĂĽnster
550:Cologne
508:Bawette
338:15 June
259:Cambrai
115:Prussia
71:Belgium
3999::
3962:
3942:
2073:Perwez
1473:Brause
1443:Limale
1363:Baltus
1236:Perwez
1232:Strolz
1209:Orneau
1146:Girard
1091:33,765
1076:25,513
1064:5,100
1055:3,900
1041:38,870
1026:29,413
1009:2,817
985:1,234
955:2,316
934:1,538
931:2,366
924:GĂ©rard
885:Total
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795:CĂ©roux
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692:, and
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284:Sèvres
103:France
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4068:Wavre
1721:Notes
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1265:Limal
1169:Meuse
1165:Liège
1161:Namur
1086:2,635
1081:5,617
1036:3,035
1031:6,417
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409:Namur
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