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Updated: May 28, 2025
Some hard fighting there, on Royal Highness's left; Chevert very fiery, Grenadiers very obstinate; till, on the centre, westward, in Royal Highness's chief battery there, some spark went the wrong way, and a powder-wagon shot itself aloft with hideous blaze and roar; and in the confusion, the French rushed in, and the battery was lost.
Waterloo Dreadful night before the battle Opening of the battle Unpleasant contiguity with a shell A recruit taken suddenly and conveniently ill The regiment in the thick of it Rout of Napoleon's Bodyguards Repeated charges of the French infantry and cavalry successfully repulsed Lawrence in charge of the colours Death of his captain Gallant stand of the British until the arrival of the Prussians Lawrence on the tactics of the enemy The French finally driven off the field by Blucher's army Bivouac on the enemy's ground Fatal results of trifling with a powder-wagon Lawrence's supper in danger He invites a guest to supper, who, however, takes French leave On the march again.
The wind seemed to be storming a cloud redoubt; and marched onward with dust, and the green banners of the trees flapping in the air, and heavy cannonading, and occasionally an explosion, like the blowing up of a powder-wagon. Mingled with this was the sound of thunder-bells from a village not far off. They were all ringing dolefully to ward off the thunderbolt.
The effect of this novel mode of attack was most rapid; many of the houses caught fire; a powder-wagon blew up. The besieged, being thus diverted from their means of defence, thought only of stopping the progress of the fire. Night came on; under cover of the darkness the freebooters attempted also to set on fire the palisades, which were made of a kind of wood that was easily kindled.
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