Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-24

ON the left with four batteries to take
the place of those which had become
useless that Wellington was able to
advance How serious the pass was
is Illustrated By the words Of General
Nutfling the Prussan attache OH
Wellington's staff He rode out to
Hietens men shouting TO them to ad
vance or the battle would be lost.
But Muffling's eXhortation to
Lleten's troops is from the British
point of view, unfortunately chosen
10 calls attention to the fact, says the
other side, that Zietens advance
charge started forward, and that the
Prussians had to be assured and re-
assured ly -Mufflng himself that 1t
was safe to go ahead before they
would advance. Muffling himself has
written BY the retrograde movement
of General Won Zieten the battle
, might have been lost
ON the whole the English debaters
contend. there is precious little credit
TO be allotted 10 the Prussian allies
In the first place they We're not an un-
expected and determining factor, ar
irving in the nick of time to save
stupid English commander from am
inhalation IL was only when yelling
+
chers assistance that he even consld-
cred giving battle at Waterloo He
could easily have retired TO a stronger
position near Brussels, causing the de
lay that Napoleon feared so much. He
would thus have been able to repair
his losses at Quartz Bras more salts
factorily and he would have been
nearer his reserves
The EuulIsh Version
Moreover the assistance given by
Butcher was not especially credltable,
say the English commentators. In
/ the first place he had promised Well
ington TO IAN ON the right wing Of
| the enemy and 20 appear without
fail al the first attack of Napoleon.
I'm the carly morning Of the eighteenth
| Wellington had dispatched messengers
I To ascertain why the Prusslans had
not come up. and it was only af-
ter the battle had been raging five
/ hours that they turned up, and then
l not in the place where they had
| promised 60 appear Butcher said
I the right flank but Bulow's corps
1 put M am appearance lar down at
| plancenolt almost In the rear of the
French army
Bulow drew off an important fac
1 ton Of Napoleon's force but he could
not hold Planeenoit until the general
advance of the British line
The fearful condition of the roads,
not only from Wayre 10 Waterloo, but
/ from LignN, where the Prussians had
fought on the 10th to Wavre is the
reason given FOR the delay of the
I prusdans But the question is asked,
why was the corps most distant from
] N. "a
I ter its rapid march from Iigny, called
on 10 lead the support of Wellington?
/ The unexplained move of the corps
under Pmch I. which was called on to
/ cross the line of march Of Zieten in
| volving a complete cessation OF the
/ Prussian supporting movement like
wise comes i'm for blame and suspi-
/ cion
/ Say Wellington Saved Butcher.
I Evidence Is also brought forward
/ that the prussian leaders did not
Judge Wellington to he In danger OF
/ humiliation. About $50, when the
battle had been on for about four
1 hours Butcher sent two officers
1 through the Wood of Paris TO see how
/ the fight was going They returned
| with the unanimous opinion that Ma
| poleon would Try 10 hold the English
I In check, forestalling am advance if
/ possible and turn his forces on the
I rrussians
In short. it was Wellington who
saved Butcher from destruction, not
I the reverse, the opposition claims For
when Wellington saw that Butcher
I had net kept the promise given on the
! It'll that he would be ready for the
/ first attack made by Napoleon he
might we'll have Withdrawn TO a more
1 favorable position I'm that case,
complete anuihilation would have
confronted Butcher Free OF British
opposition. Napoleon would have had
/ 90. 00o men and $50 guns with which
Ito attack. to say nothing Of the $4,000
men under Grouchy, who held the
rear of the Prusslans Butcher would
have been cut down between two de-
vastating fires,