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Defeat of Bonaparte.
From the London Gazette Ezra, June %
Letter from the Duk- of WLRL,NcroM.


" Bonaparte having collected the 1T
I'd, Sd, 9Th and 9Th corps Of the French
Army, and the Imperial Guards. ant
nearly all the cavalry on the Sambre,
and between that river and Menfe, b.
tween the 10th and 18th Of the month,
advanced on the 5th and attacked the
Pruilian poRs at Thin, and Lu5ez, on
the Sambre, at day light in the morning,
$ did not hear of thefe events I'LL the
evening Of the 18th, and immediately
ordered the troops to prepare TO march (;
and AFTER wards to march 20 their left, as
soon as | had intelligence from other
quarters 20 prove he enemy's movements
spon Cbarlerey.wa The real attack.
The enepy drove the Pruflian potts
from the aambre on that day and Cen
Zietzen, who commanded The corps
which had been at Charleroy, retired
upon flewn5 and Prince Blucher con-
cenrated the PrutIian army upon Sam
bet, holding the villages in front of his
poGcion of 81 amand aud Ligny.
= Ire enemy continued his march a
lorg the road from Charlesoy towards
b.uxclies ard On the fame evening, the
18th, attack d brigade of the Neither
lands. under he Prince de Wiemar,
p,ited at Ftatns, ana forced it back TO
th tarm houfe % the fame road, called
Les Quart:es Bras.
. he Prince OF Orange Immediately
reinforced this brigade with ano-her Of
the fame diviGon, under Gen. Perpon-
cher, AID IN The morning early regained
part OF he ground which had been LOTT,
10 as. 70 have the command of the COM
manicatiou. leading fem NiOeies and
Bruxfiies. with Pnnce Blucher's petition
ST. the mean tine had directed the
whole army to nlarch upon LIS Quarters
Bras, aad the 5tn div. under Ii Gen.
Sir / Plcton, arrived at about half paf
2 in the day, followed ty The corps q
troops under the Duke Of Bruniwick,
and afterwards by the contingent of
Nalau. M
" AT this time the enemy commenced
an attack upon Prince Butcher with his
whole force. excepting tic 6rf and fec
ond corps, and a corps, Of cavalry under
Gen. KelIerman, with which he attacked
our poit at Lee Qnaue Bras,
/" The Prufiian army maintained their
petition with their ufull gai.antry and
Perseverance, againf great difparity Of
numb rs, as fbr Arb corps y fbeir army,
Tadey Gens Bully had net jaaed and was
not anle TO alIiit Them as wafhcd, as
was attacked myie.f, and the troops, the
cavalry in particular, which had long
aiitance TO march had not arrived.
$ We maintained our petition alfo and
completeIy defeated and repulfed all the
enc US attempts 70 get pofefiion of it
The enemy eepeatedIy atsacked uswirh. a
laigc body of Infantry and cavalry fup-
ported by a num teus and powerful artil
lery he made feveral charges with The
cAvairy upon ouf infaosry, bur all were
sepuiied in the ft-adief manner
g In this afair. his X Il. the Prince
Of Orange, tne Duke Of Brunfwick. and
/, Gen SIR i Plctcn, anu Mi Gen
Sir Kenpt. and Sir d Pack who wer-
enga ed .tom the c0mmencemcnt of the
. cmy's attack highly diitinguilhed then.
feves, as well as Lit zen {. Baron aien,
Maj Gen. .,ir {. iia'ker, 1t Gen. Cooke
arc Maj Gems. Maitland and Byng, as
they fuceefhsely arrived he troops Of
the ,th div. and thofc of the Brunl ok
corp. were long fevereiy engaged, and
conducted tiiemfelyes With the utnoli
gallanrry. | raii particularly mention
tine ash. 42d 78;h AMI CAD regis. and
the battalion of Hanoverians
sour loss was great, as your Lord
hip will perceive py the inclofed setusn !;
and | have particularly to re9rer his. ) ii
the Duke ofbrunlwick, who fell hgh;ing
CALAMITY at the head of his troops.
although Martial Butcher had ma:n
tained bis petition at oambref, he fill
found himfslf much weakened, by the
feverity of the coDtea il which he had
been engaged, and as the 4th corps had
not arrived, he determined. to fall back
and concentrate his army upon Wav
re and he marched in The night after
the action was over
8 This movement of the Marfkal's rem
dered necefary a corresponding one on
nv part and | retired from the farm of
Ouatre Bras upon Genappe, and thence
rrrts ANayerIac the DPxf rnorninc the