The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1891-11-09
How nAYEDLO0 WAS AGSI.
Napoloon's Version Of 1t from a
Recently Published Account.
The Great Generals Description of the
Famous Battle in Which His
Forces Suffered Sore
Defeat.

-N8lfVAN"CA - Ot1NO8 ~ N4IS "
Waterloo, which, so the London Glob,
asserts, has never been published be
fore in English, is to appear in the mex
number of the United Service Gazette
The Globe prints the following extracts
After detailing the preparations fol-
the battle Napoleon says: "The can.
nonade commenced; the enemy support.
ed the troops he had advanced to guaro
the wood by thirty pieces of cannon
We, on our side, also posted some artil,
lery. 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 commenced there
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; a second
brigade was charged by a corps OF Eng
lish cavalry, which inflicted upon it great
loss. At the same moment a division
of English cavalry charged upon Count
d'Erlon's battery on its right and dis
mounted several guns; but Gen. Mel
haud's 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
sl1irnishers, and the whole strength of
the reserve was held ready to assist
Count Lobau and crush the Prussian
corps when it should advance. lie 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 a 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
mcnt, 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
lean 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 !
ol,,oor l---ls.l- ]
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. 1t was i'm
possible &c 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
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 m%usketry fire, four b~attalions
Of the Young guard were sent to sup
cort the cuirassiers, to aid their posi-
Jon, and if it were possible to disengaga
withdraw a part of our cavalry t.
ne plain. Two other battalions were
sent to hold the eminence on the e.
RENE left of the division which la
naneuvered on our TANKS in order
-bor0 nirI+ ha NO anne fo,. ,,,o,rs
n this direction; the rest were pla,
n reserve, part to occupy the e.!
lence in rear of Mont Saint Jean, q.
on the plain behind the field
which formed our line of retre
Under these circumstances the
lie was gained; we occupied all thp s1-
itions that were occupied by the aac-
ny at the commencement of the auti3n.
'ur cavalry having been too quick urt
employed, we could no lon
Iope for a decisive success. But ME-
hal Grouchy, having learned OF tn
1ogement of the Prussian corrs.
in the rear of that corps.
assured us a splendid success for
he next day. After eight hours of lr-
lg and of charges of infantry and Of
the whole army saw with salts {
lction the battle gained and the feel !
{ battle in our power. At half-pa ,
ight the four battalions of the YOaa
uard, which had been sent to the plan. I
eyond Mont Saint Jean to support Jhg !
lirassiers, being inc~onvenienccd by {
lie enemy's grapeshots, advanced with !
ayonets fixed to sweep off its batterice, |
THE day closed in; a charge on taci. .
ank by several English squ2d'oa :
roke theirranks; the fugiGiYcs rapuaa .
lc r%avine; the ncighboring regiment. II
no saw some troops belonging To t4a :.
Iard in disorder, thought it was tie II
Id guard and gave way. The cro y
'ose: All is lost! The guard is beat i
lcb!' The soldiers even mainta;ur /"