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London, England, 1815-06-27 00:00:00

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glans swore to cF..fencl, evenp death, this tviltrk -of -
honour: sand at this sublime moment, many. of ,these
brave mca fell while pronouncing this p.trioticalith.
• PRIVATE LETTER,
BRUSSEI.3, JUNE e?.
" After Vie action of Gee 16 h, wlart was.mr!out-
ovlly obstinate and bloody, both armies retired A
few miles. The French occupied a 1;:re word near
Genappe : the Eitlish took up a strong, pmitino,
with a village called Waterloo in their‘gotre (0, hir,lt
was head=quarters), abut 13 miles from 13• usieli,
having the tine forest of anigne, which extends !tom
thence to the very gates of 13russels, in th.ir rear.
The Ptussiani, tinder GenerO.l I . " _mow, were rosteti
on the left of the Anglo-Belgic army, baying the
small town of Wavre them head-quarters. Alt
Saturday, 17th, both sides were busy ureraring tar
the terrible eantest.

66 A cannonade was kept up at intervals. The
weather was sultry with he ivy sittnters and much
thunder and lightning., The British artill:•ry and
cavalry (the want of which was severely felt on the
16th), had now come up with the 27th and some
other fee -.h regiments. The rErtnialiblioatiebdteinwnoogg
the t
Tlteisiettlperehpil;li rsaatinotsswCoeinitsinwneerde
n of Srsd-
day the ISth, when the French debouched from their
.coverts and were astonished, hot not daunted, to find
.us so well prepared to receive them. Tllty,A) ids'
their attack with more than their usual itnpetuasity, .
attempting to cut our line, and tura our right wing.
4a-wl.iihi if 'they. lind swcaecalscl, they Ato.stlithate
tepar.acd us hum the Prussians. •
To effect this, they made the most astonilhing
and .reiterated efforts, column iwopeiling etilems,
Irhilst their artillery and mortars scattered d stric.
tiohalong our whole line. Tney in fact did auLceed
in breaking up some of our squ tres of infantry, not.
.withstanding the most heroic efforts of courao that
ever were displayed in any battle. But :he enemy's •
loss becatite even greater than our own. Hi.; columns
were shaken ; his men could no longer be mask to
stand ; and his officers fought unsupp irted by their
soldiers, like men in despair. At this critical mo-
ment Vie grand and general charge was made.
s' Our brave fellows poured down on the enemy
with irresistible force, and about nine o'clock the
French gave up the well fought field, and retreated
about six miles, leaving the ground thickly strewed
with killed and- wounded, arms, cannon, and bag-
gage. How our great Hero of tie Battle escaped
being killed or taken is wondetful, as he was
never exposed -so much befere. fie was seen
with his spy-glass, viewing the mancent :es of the
field, with the same tans frcitl and self-possessi.,:s
that an astronomer might be supp •sed to view
'the satellites of Jupiter. Whilst showers of balls
and shells flew about him, with evident direction,
and which killed and wounded several of hts Staff.
A select party of French cavalry cut their u •Age
through our line of infantry, and were near siii.;,:eed-
ing in taking him prisoner. At one ctitical times'
soon our lines and squares were wavering, Lord
Wia.t.lNGroN; hi,n'elf, at the •head of the 95th,
charged and drove the most advanced of the enemy.
' The feats of particular regiments were also remark-
able. Th,s, 28t!, iormvd into a square, repulsed the'
vaswated effar:s of We ecirassieLs la; eak. thrones-.
em. The 7::d did the same. It rtint!F. d every
Amu. its w-: re showels of
.s.tase.
!:. eve ltokluents, the 4'2 S, 79th,
92d, Id., thinned-in we-action or the 16. t.:us
at whiellani bore the britot, were now reducad to
complete skeletons. Such was also the itate of the.
44th after the action. Nor were the acts of the ca.:
valry less ntzritorinus, particularly the heavy brigade..
The charge was led by the oth, or loniskilliss. •
Dragoons, with Lord Ponsonby at their head: They.
cut down every thing tiefine them, and overturned
the French ihassesits like nine-pins. it is said they'
actually made 50(1() ptiscnei s. They were foilowed
up with equal inn epidity by the Guards, the Scotch
Greys, and the Ist Dragoon Guards ; but to enuresis
rate the particular deeds of each would require the
lsisroric p+ge to contain them. Suffice it to say, that
.;11 the British did their duty in the Most et:topiary
manner, as they 'lever fail to do ; nor shall I tarnish
so brilliant a baffle. by 'risking any remarks on corps
who might not Live been so steady. As to the
enemy, it is but justice to say, his cout.,ge and
conduct equalled, it not surpassed, the finest of his
former exploits •
66 It would be unworthy in us to wish to elevate
our own charade by traoucing our enemies.- kor by
how much his valour shall have lien conspicuous, by
so much the more glory will they have acquired who
have beat yin. Histi.ry will have a tine and just
subject of praise in that of his Ruyill Highness the
Hereditary.Printe of Belgium. Towards the closie
of the day, when our lines were bending, he was a;
the bead of his people, cheering an,' inciting them,
amidst the hottest fire, in doing which, his Royal
Highness received a musket-ball in his lett arm,
which ultimately lodged in the shoulder. &tit is -
superfluous here to particutarise actions Which Airere
so numerous and 6611111 u% and alas! too, losses which
have been so dreadfully severe.
! 46 Of the enemy's loss in officers we can only judge
at present frotit the'repoits of prisoners.. According
Ito these, Jerome Bonaparte and .General %randomise
Were killed. Generals CATII6: ceies, Bonnet, Loban.
and Camlgene, are prisoners. in Brussels. General
BeatimonL,and several wipe& Otliccrs 'h?ve;.ccene
over the Nog. We already count about tekt -thou-
sand Priseners takeh by our army.
44 Upwarchi of 200 pieces of cannon, and seven
Eagles, new fledged, two of which are sent home
With the'discottehes, are in our possession. Of our
loss, in the Anglo-Belgic Army, 10,000 hors de combat
is most near the truth, includui'g about 4.50 Officers.
The following day (19:h ),not the sign of a French-
' aim was to be seen in the,.4whole country bestdeetlre
*killed, wounded, and prisoners. The enemy retreated
Isy She grand causeway,"thoOugb Halle, being the di-
route to Paris. column,of Russians joined the
ians in the pursuit. "Besides, the Prussian
already in possession of Charleroi and the Sambre.
must intercept them.
,g When the action 'had entirely ceased, the Duke
of Wzllingtriti :iiid ['time Blucher tad an interview . •
at a harm,- winch was in the ;midst of our line. called •
• la. Belle 'Masa,' (tor all the fat Ms and chateaus
in- this country .nod in Iloiland, have eApressins
•
names) and they :greed Mean this famous battle", bf
' the title of 6 The Battle of 1.1 sox Amara:.

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