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not commence until eleven o'clock in
the morning. when otherwise it would
have commenced before six o'clock,
five hours previous. This delay was
fatal to Napoleon. The Prussians
arrived at six o'clock in the afternoon,
and changed the fortunes of the day.
Had it not been for the delay of FIVE
hours on the morning OF the 18th Of
June. the British would have been de-
feated and in full and irreparable re-
treat before the arrival OF their allies.
As Victor Hugo aptly observes in his
remarkable and eloquent work, Les
MiserAbles,' "A few drops Of rain,
more or less. changed the fortunes Of
the Continent Of Europe But this
was not the only mishap of Napoleon
In this extraordinary campaign. In its
very outset one of his Generals, Bour-
mont, deserted to the enelpy and
carried with him all his knowledge of
the military projects Of the Emperor.
This was surprise, but it would have
tb;s unt,ro.eon .nd ,no.nao,.J da.au
,;on WelI;na,on and H. Ia.,,;no
generals were attending a brilliant
ball at Brussels. The troops were
.o,,,r -, 81. -.
that Naroloon ., ,ha ho,Ja ar,on nnn
me, haJ mod. ~. .nro...,o. !,
Rclg;,m m. so.n. ,h,, ~. ..s,,.J
:. .La,:.,,r. -,
in ..Ch;lJo ua-nLI";u - H.
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Aaa as,s.i usiI hi s,sS.ps ~ n.ID as,u
''il Th s,Ty .gd sids her s9,a[y aoG .rs1.
men"
Tha nuL. of w.ll;. -.
c,u.bt ,,,,;n, Us b,d nd. ~.
ran',.nen,. w;,h n. ,G.,;,g,;.heJ
French traitor AMI bero q n,ny reyo-
lur;,p. Fourbe then the Minister
of pol;'.e under N,noloon - commu-
n;c,,e :, him RI. movam.n,s of the
ore,t Fmneror Ue IN, them III,
with d,nble-f,ced dunl;c;,v .,onned
Them IN rh, trnn,;.r il Tia, i r,.e
~ either revar,. o. .rccass he w,s -
bav. = ,la, !, n, d.tanc. The ,c-
c...;on of R,,r,,,,, 81 ,he aIl;eJ
council. .x,I,;naJ Oh. ,hoI. .nJ
then there was mounting in hot haste
and the mastering tar and wide OF the
steeds OF war. The celebrated Marshal
Ney was directed to occupy the tour
roads ot Quatre Bras, which DONE
would have rendered Junction OF the
armies oi Blucher and Wellington
impossible. During an n clement
RAINY season the gallant MARSHAL had
Procee''e'i 70 wi'nih Two OF ,nree hiiies
o' the point desisnatea. his troops
were greatly tatisued' ana as ms
scouts reported that the place was un-
occupied by the enemy, ne dispatched
4 courier to Napoleon informing hun
that they were already IN possession
OF the French troops. " hen morning
dawned and Ney proceeded onward
he found the whole English army IN
possession OF Quatre Bras winch was
unoccupied several hours before.
ms was the direct ana fatal cause o.
the loss OF the battle which ensued.
On the dav itself New brouobt ont
the cava,ry for an ottack on the British
lines several hours TOO soon and be.
fore the infantry souorcs had haer
broken. Nan,leon observed il with
great distress and accused Nev ol
des,rov;no his cavalry R,t ,vhoro
wa \irrat ,be bro,har law 20 ,ho
Emneror who sbouId have command
eJ ;t2 On acco,,n, nf narsonaI a,ar
rel with tho Emneror he was com
,elled hv ,hat no,.n,ata 70 rem,;n a.,
: distance II ox;le whan h;s nresance
wo,,Id nrnh.bIv have cb,naoI Tho das-
tin;es of the world With Grouchv,s
detect;on With h;s to;,,r. 70 III, H.
Emneror with his corns eyervhod,,
i familiar Tbs c.rnop :, W.,arI,o
was heard IN his command. he was
advised by his officers to proceed to
the scene OF the flrlng. tie was told
that 1t was general engagement !;
that the Emperor had the whole
European army on his hands. 1t was
| remarked that 1t was the cannon OF