The Waterloo Campaign, 1815
The Waterloo Campaign, 1815
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The troops, after a short halt to collect their scattered ranks, entered the Defile. As the ground }ielded to their pressure, both Cavalry and Infantry became dispirited ; and when the Artillery were fairly checked by the guns sinking axle deep, and the men, already worn down by fatigue, were required to work them out, their murmurs broke forth in exclamations of — ** We cannot get on." " But we must get on," was old BlOchsr's reply ; " I have given my word to Wellington, and you will surely 49...2 The Prussiwis 7'each the Woocl of Paris. jn«».
not make me break it : only exert yourselves a few hoon longer, children, and certain victory is ours." This appeal from their venerated Cliief was not made in vain : it sen'ed to revive the drooping energies of the wearied, and to stimulate still further to successful exertion the more robust and able bodied.
At length, after considerable delay and constant difficalty, the passage of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Brigades, as also of the Reserve of both Cavalry and Artiller}', was accomplished ; and by four o clock these troops had ascended the opposite slope of the valley, and reacheil the plateau of the ridge which, constituting the narrow inter\'al between the Lasnc and the Smohain, with a rapid fall on either side towanls those streams, presented a comparatively dry and firm soil favourable for the further operations of the IVussian forces in this direction.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The troops, after a short halt to collect their scattered ranks, entered the Defile. As the ground }ielded to their pressure, both Cavalry and Infantry became dispirited ; and when the Artillery were fairly checked by the guns sinking axle deep, and the men, already worn down by fatigue, were required to work them out, their murmurs broke forth in exclamations of — ** We cannot get on." " But we must get on," was old BlOchsr's reply ; " I have given my word to Wellington, and you will surely 49...2 The Prussiwis 7'each the Woocl of Paris. jn«».
not make me break it : only exert yourselves a few hoon longer, children, and certain victory is ours." This appeal from their venerated Cliief was not made in vain : it sen'ed to revive the drooping energies of the wearied, and to stimulate still further to successful exertion the more robust and able bodied.
At length, after considerable delay and constant difficalty, the passage of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Brigades, as also of the Reserve of both Cavalry and Artiller}', was accomplished ; and by four o clock these troops had ascended the opposite slope of the valley, and reacheil the plateau of the ridge which, constituting the narrow inter\'al between the Lasnc and the Smohain, with a rapid fall on either side towanls those streams, presented a comparatively dry and firm soil favourable for the further operations of the IVussian forces in this direction.
What to read after The Waterloo Campaign, 1815?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Siborne to read onlineMoreLess
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