Political and Military History of the Campaign of WaterlooVan Nostrand, 1864 - 227 Seiten |
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The Political and Military History of the Campaign of Waterloo Antoine Henri Jomini Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2022 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
allies Amand arms army arrival artillery assembly attack authority battalions battle battle of Waterloo Benjamin Constant Blucher Bourbons brigade Brussels Bulow cannon causeway cavalry centre Charleroi charter cloth columns command constitutional cuirassiers d'Erlon's d'Erlon's corps debouched declaration deputies direction division Duke elective chamber elective monarchy emperor empire enemy enemy's English Europe executed Flahaut Fleurus forces formed Fouché France Frasne French Gembloux Genape Gérard give Gosselies Grouchy Grouchy's guard Haie Sainte Hougomont infantry institutions instruction interest king laws Ligny Lobau Louis XVIII Marshal Ney Marshal Soult masses military ministers monarchy morning movement Namur Napo Napoleon nation necessary Ney's night o'clock officers Paris Pirch's poleon political portion position present prince Prussian Quatre-Bras rear regiments Reille Reille's corps render reserve retreat Sambre soldiers Sombref sovereigns success Thielmann's throne tion troops Vandamme victory Vienna Waterloo Wavre Wellington wing wished Ziethen
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Seite 203 - I come, like Themistocles, to throw myself upon the hospitality of the British People. I place myself under the protection of their laws, which I claim from your Royal Highness, as the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous of my enemies.