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Most of the fighting was hand-to- hand
and the strongest man won. one OF
the severest encounters took place IN
the cemetery of the village church.
where many of the combaants were
afterward buried. In the town Is a
sort of obelisk surmounted by cross
which the King of Prussia directed TO
be erected to the memory of the SOL
diers killed in the battle. At the time
of the siege of Antwerp in 1882 the
French soldiers attempted to destroy
the monument, but only succeeded IN
knocking off the cross AT the top.
few days later it was replaced. There
is also a French memorial IN the
town-a bronze eagle by Gerome COM
memorating the heroic attack of the
French Imperial Guard under Marshal
Ney. The monument was erected In
1904.
The house which marks Napoleon's
headquarters was not in reality his
HEADQUARTERS as he only stopped In
the yard for an hour or two to ex-
anime some maps. A chair and table
were provided him by one of the in
mates of the house. These pieces OF
furniture are on exhibition at the
house.
There are few trees left on the bat
tlefeld and the greater part Of II Is in
grain. Even the historic old elm un-
der which the Duke of Wellington IL
said to have stood during the battle, IL
no longer there. AS the story goes,
an Englishman purchased it from the
owner and had il cut down and ship
ped to England. whore he had II made
into snuff boxes. cigar holders and
+ other objects which he sold at fabu-
lous prices.
on little hill to the east Is La
Belle Alliance. where Wellington and
Butcher met after the battle. Accord
ing to the tablet which marks the spo.
Wellington, after embracing the bluff
old Field Marshal said: Marshal, you
are the first general of the world, for
be outdone, Butcher then answered,
1.-THE glory of this day is due first TO
you" After that there were more EN-.
! braces and the two men parted. g..
At the foot of the mound there IL
a museum, where all sorts of relics
are on sale-pieces of armor. belt
buckles bullets sabres and parts OF
thehtic but il is a well known fact
that almost every year human bones
are dug up on the field.
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himself wherever ne had sent them
Sinking nothing With all these rough
qualities he was a devoted husband
and a loyal subject. His hatred of
Napoleon was intense. and knowing
this Wellington felt sure that he could
count of Butcher in the Waterloo fight
if he could hold out against the
French until the arrival of the rrus-
slams. Such were the three men who
led the forces in that battle which
sent Napoleon to ST. Helena.
Gathering the Forces.
At the beginning of June, 1915. Ma
poleon had raised an army of 276.es2
men Of whom nearly 10000 were
ready for battle.
But threatened on all sides by the
enemies he could not bring all his
cannon, bayonets and sabres to bear
upon one point. He wanted to sur
prise the allies but their spies pre-
vented this. Things did not move to
his liking, but instead of keeping in
touch with everything perta aiming to
his army as he was wont to do in for
mer campaigns he frequently left the
task to subordinate and went off 70
take nap. and only day or two be-
tore the battle he reviewed his troops
seated in :. chair and fell asleep be-
fore they had all passed His first
operation in the invasion of Belgium
was a masterpiece, for he was able tc
concentrate his entire army on the
frontier before the allies were aware
Of it. Marshal Ney had Joined the
army and this naturally added to tn.
patriotism Of the sOldi,S
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HE famous Battle of Waterloo
which took place a century ago
was fought solely for the pur-
pose of ending the career of Ma
ION Bonaparte, the greatest mill
genius the world has ever known.
fn the news of Napoleon's return
b Elba spread over Europe con-
hation reigned among the powers
had been wrangling a. Vienna,
they vowed his destruction, declar-
that the peace of Europe rested
h his downfall
pr fourteen years Napoleon as
4 Consul and Emperor of France
. played a part which developed
~ phase of his character. The mil
party of that nation idolized him.
bad fed them with glory and plum
hnd they repaid him with n devo-
such as has never been shown
he French for any other man, and
b he returned from Elba the army
nee rallied to his standard and
bred him as ruler of the Empire.
thinning to cast their destiny with
was anxious to strike a decisive
before the allied armies could be
cted in formidable array before
Feeling sure that the be- troops
hgland We're still in America. and
ling that the German forces on
Rhine were weak. and that the
ian armies We're in Poland, he
d to work on the feelings Of his
r-in-law, the Emperor of Austria
rouse the anger of the Emperor
ander against the allies and thus
Re his enemies to England and
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buildings enclosed by stone wall.
There was a dense woods about the
place, making 1t an ideal one for sol
diers to hide. Butcher remained at
Wavre
Napoleon was surprised when the
dawn broke on the morning OF the
eighteenth and he saw through the
drizzling rain the allied armies. Rails
ing his arm he pointed toward the
Hougomont and exclaimed, An |
have them. these English" The sun
came out about nine o'clock, and later
the French opened with terrific at
tack on the Hougomont. After con-
siderable firing a division of infantry
under command of Jerome Bonaparte
advanced toward the Hougomont,
shouting as they came-"Nive fEm-
pereur!" but they were soon forced
to seek shelter. Later the orchard fell
into the hands of the French and they
made desperate attempts to enter the
building. In the meantime the other
part Of the army harassed the centre
hoping thereby to break the British
Prusslan army. which Napoleon knew
Was on It's way 10 lnt lItlus-
Defense OF the Hougomont.
From noon until three in the after
noon the fighting around Hougomon,
continued. and at that hour Napoleon,
seeing that the British could not be
ousted, gave orders that the chateau
be set on fire. Many of the wounded
persisted in the building before they
could be moved. After this the French
commander turned his attention TO the
right wing Of the British forces.
Tho Hanoverian. Dutch and Bruins
wick squares made stubborn resist
ance although many of the men Were
moved down by the French guns
Bonaparte remained at La Belle Al
lance walking about in deep though
and occasionally taking a pinch o.
snuff" He anxiously scanned the
! British lines and gave his orders rap
idly. The Prussians had not arrived
and he saw the allies fallirq like flies
before his guns. The Duke Of yelling
ton. too, saw the carnage among hi!
troops and exclaimed TO one of hi
officers. Would TO God, that night o
Butcher would come"
1t was 40 in the afternoon whe,
the promised aid arrived. The road
were almost passable owing 10 IN
storm Of the night before, and tn
Prussians had been on the march sine
four o'clock in the morning. TIL
trained eye Of the Prussian Field Mar
shall at work took in the serious sit
uation and he hurried his two brigade
into battle without waiting for the ar
rival Of his whole force.
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Napoleon sent his reserves againsl
the new arrivals, declaring that his
men would yet eat their supper in
Brussels. The Marquis of Anglesea
made a brilliant charge against the
French and succeeded in cutting up
two battalions of the French Guards
Napoleon Defeated.
At seven in the evening the fight
ing was furious all along the lines,
which were very close to each other.
Napoleon still believed that he would
win, and pointing to the farm OF the
Sacred Hedge he said to his men
There. gentlemen. is the road to
Brussels" Between eight and ten at
night Wellington ordered the British
to advance, the Prussian army per-
forming a similar movement at the
same time. This threw the French
on the defensive and they were forced
to fee. The cries of "Nive rEm-
pereur!" died away and the allied
forces were soon on the ridge behind
La Belle Alliance which had been the
stronghold of the French. At the viii
lagc of Plancenoit, where the reserve
of Napoleon's old guard were sta
toned. there was some resistance. but
after they were stormed by the Prus-
slams the rout was complete All night
long there was a general stampede OF
the French. They were followed for
n time by the Prussians who came
up after the battle was over and at
one time they We're so close to Ma
poleon that he was compelled to de-
fend himself with his pistol. He aban-
doned his carriage and rode horseback
to Chareroi and then took another
carriage to Paris which he had left
but week before confident of victory.
Numbers Engaged.
Napoleon had 1900 men and Pas
guns in the field; Wellington had 7.00f
men and 1S4 guns. Military men who
have gone over the field declare that
the British position was especially
strong and Napoleon's attempt to
break the centre of the English army
so well posted as ii was has been com.
pared 70 Lees effort to storm this
heights at Gettysburg. No battle wai
ever fought with more obstinacy and
courage. The losses in all were about
40. 600 men-6. 900 men of both armies
died in the attack on the Hougomont
alone. Twenty-Five thousand horses
persisted.
Such was the price Europe paid a
Waterloo for the defeat of Napoleon.
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Copyright 1915 by The International Syndicate
June 18th, 1915, One Of the Famous Battles Of
he World Was Fought On Belgian Soil Men
Who Commanded the Troops How
Napoleon Was Defeated.

Prussia. These hopes, however, were
not fulfilled for the allies had worked
together with great energy and before
his schemes had been completed he
found himself compelled to begin the
war.
Napoleon.
There is much discussion as to his
preparation and many writer's declare
that his old fire of miitarism was gone
and that the Napoleon Of Waterloo
was a far different man from the Ma
poleon of Austerlitz and Wagram. He
was forty-seven years of age, had
grown corpulent and was easily tired
out. The reckless exposure and in
tense labor of sixteen hours out of
twenty-four in his earlier campaigns
had told upon his health and he often
slept too much where he once slept
too little. He now hesitated to order
the death of a traitor, where in the
early days a man was shot on suspi-
cion. He even sought the advice of
others Ga thing unheard of in times
gone by) and had many conferences
with the patriot Carnot. when one
has had misfortunes one no longer has
confidence, which is necessary to sue
cess" he told the old warrior before
leaving Paris to join his army. Ma
poleon felt that he was working at a
disa stood at bay against
a world In arms.
Wellington.
The Duke of Wellington, the hero of
the Vienna Congress, who had been
surnamed the Iron Duke" on account
of his physical strength and inf1exible
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eresting Monuments and Ruins Now
Dot the Field Where Napoleon
Met His Final Defeat.

something Of the art of war and profit
as much from his failure as from his
SUCCESSORS on other fields. 1t is also
visited by thousands Of civilians actu-
ated by curiosity to see where the
Little Corporal" saw the last ray Of
hope fade away for his restoration. as
well as view a battlefield which up to
that time was rega rded as the place
of the most pivotal struggle in Euro
pean history.
Waterloo Is about ten miles from
Brussels and is reached by either
steam tram or automobile. At pres
ent it is within the German lines. al
though there has been little fighting
near the field. which remains prac-
tically the same as it was before the
Kaisers men invaded Belgium.
WcllingtOn's Headquarters.
In visiting the scene of the battle
the first stop is usually made at the
Village of Waterloo, the little steam
tram stopping directly in front of the
building which was used by the Duke
of Wellington for a time as headquar-
tiers. 1t Is now restaurant and in
order that the American traveller may
understand that the tram will stop for
some time at this point there Is a
sign on the house In English and reads
"Standstili." This Is directly under the
French notice announcing the stop
ping of the train. Inside one may see
the table and chairs used by the Brit
ish commander. and it is quite the
| thing to drink a glass Of rich milk
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The energy and resolution of the
allies were shown by the immense
forces directed against France, al
though the Duke of Wellington COM
planned bitterly OF the inefficiency of
his army. Il have an Infamous army"
he wrote to Lord Stewart. very weak
and ill-cquipped. and an inexperienced
staff In my opinion they are doing
nothing in England" BY the middle
of June Wellington from all sources
had raised an army Of little over
10000 men and 1875 guns. They were
a heterogeneous mass of British and
Continental troops. Their greatest
virtue was their implicit faith in their
commander and their willingness to
carry out his orders on the minute.
Butcher in June had 10000 men
and about 300 guns. The men were
all Prussians-an attempt TO make use
Of $4,000 Saxons came near being IA
tai to the commander as they mutt
nized and attempted to slay Butcher
at his headquarters The Prussians
were we'll trained and eager to get
at" Napoleon. The Dutch Belgians-a
splendid body of men. were under the
command Of the Prince of Orange on
June 18th. the French and Prussians
had a skirmish at Charleroi. the Prus-
slams losing one thousand men.
Nothing was known of this encoun-
ter by the Duke Of Wellington. who
was in Brussels until the next day.
although he was aware that the
French had crossed into Belgium
The Duchess Of Richmond gave a
ball and supper on the night of the
fifteenth to which all the notables of
the city were invited. There was the
widest sort of revelry and all went
we'll until nearly midnight, when the
rumor spread that an action had taken
place between the Prussians and
rumor at first. but gradually the Off
GERS began TO disappear from the ball
room and the guests learned the truth
/ Charleroi had been taken by tn,
French. who were advancing on Flue
ries. At one o'clock on the followins
morning the bugle call summoned al
the soldiers to their respective regi
ments and before daylight yelling
tons men were on the march.
The battles of Quatre Bras AM
Ligny followed During the latter Vel
lington narrowly escaped being mad
a prisoner. The Prussians fell bacl
on Wavre and the British and allie,
troops on Waterloo, where Wellington
took up his headquarters in a hous
opposite the village church A par
of the army occupied the house an
garden of the Hougomont, a spaciou
chateau which included number o
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e horrors Of war have always
shocked the sensibilities of the
average person and whilst in
progress its carnage and the
and deprivation occasioned
~ have been uppermost in the
hts Of the general run of man
But as time goes on and the
looked upon more from its his
point of view and the part II
)ayed in the affairs of nations,
|ene of n decisive battlefield be
a place of ever increasing in
and fascination. 1t Is then the
personal phase is lost sight of
importance as an epoch in the
history becomes more pro-
Id. One can study the march es
unter- marches, the charges and
es and the results accomplished
much as evidences of personal
h or individual heroism and
ism. but rather as they may
ffected the destiny Of some mil
hieftain or the inordinate am
of some imperious nation.
a scene is Waterloo, the bat
that finally crushed the almost
uerable Napoleon and estab-
once more the peace of Europe
he had disturbed for "A decade
re, 1t has been the Mecca of
y men who must recognize in
eer and tactics of the great man
in desperation his last bat
F of the foremost military he
all time, SO they mipht learn
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nations who participated in the battle.
Historic Ruins.

A number of houses which played
part in the conflict can be seen from
the mound old ruins battered by shot
and shell, bearing mute evidence OF the
awful fighting Of a century ago. Inc
Hougomont - an old chateau where
the allies made such gallant stand,
is perhaps the most interesting from
the fact that twelve thousand men
were engaged at that point and at
least half Of them persisted either from
bullets, or FIRE, as part of the Hougo-
mont was burned by Napoleon order
when he found that the French were
unable to take it from the allies. The
woods about it was practically de-
stroyed by cannon and later the few
remaining trees were set fire in order
to burn the dead bodies piled up in
the orchard. Two graves are marked
there, one being that of Captain
Blackman, who fell during the fight.
and Sergeant Cotton, veteran of
Waterloo who died at Mont Saint Jean
in lS49. 1t was at his request that his
body rest near the Hougomont. II
seems almost incredible that such a
diminutive stronghold should have
held out so long Today one shot from
BUSY Bertha" several miles distant
would have demolished the whole
place. Close by is a monument erected
for Colonel Gordon who was killed
while carrying orders from his General
to the Duke of Wellington,
La Hale Sainte, the farm of the Sa-
cred Hedge, which Marshal Ney cap
tured from the English at the COM
mencement of the battle, is stIll in a
fair state of preservation, although the
fighting around II was severe. The
door of the house bears traces of nu-
merous bullets Several Of the unfor-
tunate defenders fled into. the kitchen
adjoining the garden, Thetwindow was
and liz still secured with Iron bars SO
that all escape was cut off. Several
men were shot here and others were
thrown into the kitchen WELL where
their bodies were found after the hat
tie. An iron tablet bears an inscrip-
ton to the memory of the officers and
privates who fell in defense of the
house.
PlancenOit.
To the southeast of the mound rises
/ the village of Plancenoit, the scene OF
/ the terrible struggle between the
/ French and Prussians. Here both sides
fought with such unheard OF despera-
ton that it finally beca me massacre
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To the southeast of the mound rises
the village of Plancenoit, the scene of
the terrible struggle between the
French and Prusslans. Here both sides
fought with such unheard OF despera-
ton that it finally became massacre.
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