Arizona republican., 1891-10-09
HOW WATERLOO WAS LOST.
Napoleon's Version of It from a Recently Published Account.
The Great Generals Description of the Famous Battle in Which His Forces suffered Sore
 Defeat.


 number of the United Service Gazette. The Globe prints the following extracts:
 After detailing the preparations for the battle Napoleon says: "The can nonade commenced; the enemy support ed the troops he had advanced to guard the wood by thirty pieces of cannon. We, on our side, also posted some artil- lcry. At one time Prince Jerome be- came master of the whole wood, and the whole English army retired behind a ridge. The Count d'Erlon then at tackled the village of Mont Saint Jean; he supported his attack with eighty pieces of cannon. He commencea%here an overpowering cannonade, which must have greatly harassed the English army. The whole action took place on the plain. A brigade of Count d 'Erlon's First division took possession of the village of Mont Saint Jean; second brigade was charged by corps of Eng fish hcavalry, which inflicted upon it great loss. At the same moment a division of English cavalry charged upon Count dErlon's battery on it's right and dis mounted several guns; but Gen. Mel. hauds cuirassiers charged this division, of which three regiments were routed and fled"
 In the afternoon the Prussian divis- ion became engaged with Count Lobau's sliirmishers, and the whole strength of the reserve was held ready to assist Count Lobau and crush the Prussian corps when it should advance. He con tinues: This done, the emperor in tended to make an attack in the direc- ton of the village of Mont Saint Jean, which it was expected would prove a decisive blow, but by movement of impatience, so frequent in our military annals, and which has so often been disastrous to us, the cavalry in reserve, perceiving a retrograde movement of the English to place themselves under shelter from our batteries, from which they had already suffered so much, crowned the heights of Mont Saint Jean and charged the infantry. This move- ment, made at the right moment, and backed by the reserves, ought to have decided the day; made separately, and before the operations on the right were completed, it proved fatal. Having no means to countermand it, the enemy showing large masses of infantry and of cavalry, and the two divisions of cuirassiers being engaged, the whole of our cavalry started at the same moment to support their comrades.
 There during three hours they made numerous charges, by which we gained the breaking of several squares and six flags of the British infantry, an advan- tage hardly commensurate with the losses sustained by our cavalry from grapeshot and musketry. It was im- possible to use our reserves of infantry until the attack of the Prussian corps on our flank was repulsed. This attack still continued and directly on our right flank. The emperor sent there Gen. Duchesne with the Young guard and several reserve batteries. The enemy was checked, was repulsed, and re- treated; he had exhausted his forces, and there was nothing further to fear from him. This was the moment suit able for an attack on the center of the enemy. As the cuirassiers were suffer- ing from musketry fire, four battalions of the Young guard were sent to sup port the cuirassiers, to aid their posi- tion, and if it were possible to disengage and withdraw a part of our cavalry to the plain. Two other battalions were sent to hold the eminence on the eX- tren1e left of the division which had maneWered on our Hanks in order that there might be no cause for uneasiness in this direction the rest were placed in reserve, one part to occupy the emi- hence in rear of Mont Saint Jean, the other on the plain behind the field of battle, which formed our line of retreat
 Under these circumstances the bat Gle was gained we occupied all the po- stions that were occupied by the ene- my at the commencement of the action; our cavalry having been too quick and badly employed, we could no longer hope for a decisive success. But Mar Shal Grouchy, having learned of the movement of the Prussian corps, marched in the rear of that corps, which assured us a splendid success for the next day. After eight hours of fir ing and of charges of infantry and of cavalry the whole army saw with satis- faction the battle gained and the field or battle in our power. At half-past e!ght the four battalions of the Young guard, which had been sent to the plain beyond Mont Saint Jean to support the cuiraSsiers, being incenvenienced by the enemy's grapeshots, advanced with oayonets fixed to sweep off its batteries.
 The day closed in; charge on their nank by several English squadrons broke theirranks; the fugitives repassed the ravine; the neighboring regiments, "ho saw some troops belonging to the guard in disorder, thought it was the VI" guard and gave way. The cry arose; All is lost! The guard is beaten oack' The soldiers even maintained 'hat at several points wretched rene- gadeS cried out: Save qui pcutr Be S.l'' as it may, terror and panic imme- Waley spread over the whole battle "v'"' all fled in the greatest disorder %.ohE the line of communication-sol- U'rN' gunners, wagons hurried on! The VI" guard, which was in reserve, was p''HScd back and carried away. In an
 N'aht the army was only confused "I"nS - all the arms were intermingled rr Tl" ' was impossible to reform corps. -"e enemy perceived this astounding sTUI1usion; sT sent forward columns of cav +s,'y' the disorder augmented, the con- ;r tus'on of the night prevented the rally %S ot the troops and showing them 'aeir mistake"
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