The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-18
TODAY IN HISTORY
SATURDAY, JUNE 1s, 1910.
The Battle OF Waterloo.

When William ". OF England WAS ly
Ing on his deathbcd at Windsor castle.
the firing for the anniversary OF Water
loo took place, and on his inquIrlng and
learning the cause. he breathed out
family: 1T was great day for Eng
land"
When Napoleon recovered his throne
at Paris, on March ID. he could only
rally under his banner about 200. 600
men to oppose nearly million OF troops
which the allied sovereigns were ready
ness was to sustain the united attack
OF The Brltish and Prussians. posted In
The Netherlands. and II was his obvious
policy TO make an attack on these him
seu sseu before any others could come up 10
their assistance.
His rapid advance at the beginning OF
june before the English and Prussian
eommanders were aware OF his having
lclt Paris; his quick and brilliant as
saults on the separate bodies OF Prus-
slams and British 1T Ligny and Quatre
Bras on the 18th. were movements
marked by all his brilliant military ge-
MUS.
And even when on Juno IS 1915 he
commenced the great battle OF Waterloo
WIN both. the advantage still remained
10 MIN In the divided position of his
double enemy, giving him tho power OF
bringing his whole host concentra tedly
upon one OF theirs. thus neutralizing to
some extent their largely superior forces.
And, beyond doubt. through the supe-
rior skill which he showed In this, as
well as the wonderful galantry OF the
soldleiy the victory at Waterloo ought
10 have been his.
There was Just one obstacle. and IL
was decisive-the British Infantry stood
In their squares immovable upon the
plains until the afternoon, when the ar
rival OF the PrusSians gave their side
the superiority. II is unnecessary to re-
peat details which have been told In q
hundred chronicles. Enough that that
evening saw the noble. and In a large
"a fnr Nf
Ing and dispensing. never to reassemble.
and that within a month his sovereignty
In France had definitely closed
;, IL must seem TO his discredit that We'll
the 10th. that action was so near. for
ne was attending a ball al Brussels.
This show of carelessness was simply
redeemed by the marvellous GOODNESS and
saeacfty with which he made all his sub
scquent arrangements. and the patience
with which he sustained the shock OF
me enemy, both at Quatre Bras on the
18th, and on the 18th in the moro ter
rlple nght at Waterloo, From the day
OF Waterloo the name Of Wellington was
venerated above that OF any living Eng
lishman at home.
According TO Alison the battle of Wa
terloo was fought by 10000 French and
25O guns, against 1000 English Hano-
Vertans, Belgians, etc, with 156 guns, TO
which We're subsequently added certain
large bodies OF Prussians. who came in
time to assist in gaining the day. There
were strictly but $4,000 British troops on
the held. Of whom the total number
KILLED was 1917. and wounded 1923. The
total loss OF the allied forces on that
bloody day was 22.37S, OF whom there
were killed 4172.
On June IS, l77s. the British evacuat-
ed Philadelphia. On the same date In
1872 the United States declared war
against Great Britain. 1t is the birthday
OF DeniSon Olmstcd the noted author and