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1755:), who had with him several regiments of cavalry, and continued their march; supporting, however, the rearguard. On coming up with the latter, two squadrons of the 2nd West Prussian Dragoons charged; but they were repulsed, and attacked in flank by a French regiment of lancers. The French then advanced, with the hope of completely routing the Prussian cavalry. This attempt failed in consequence of a most successful attack by the 1st Silesian Hussars; by which the French were put to flight, and two of their guns captured. The Horse Battery drew up, at the same time, on the left of the high road, and, by its effective fire, committed great havoc amidst the fleeing French; who was pursued by the Prussian Cavalry beyond Nanteuil. 1267:

having allowed the column to approach within a suitable range, directed a fire upon it with such vigour and precision, that in a few moments more the mass rushed for shelter into the wood. Four French guns were now brought forward, and these replied to the Prussian artillery; during which the French moved through the wood on their left. The Prussians concluded from this movement that d'Erlon contemplated abandoning the attack in this quarter, for the purpose of assailing the lower and weaker side of the town, by the Crépy-en-Valois and Paris roads; but on renewing his advance, d'Erlon soon showed that he was only masking his retreat; whereupon the 1st Silesian Hussars advanced along the road to Soissons in pursuit.

1022:, where it halted for a rest, having marched 24 kilometres (15 mi): and having nearly an equal distance before it to Compiègne. The twelve pounder battery and the four ten pounder howitzers which had been attached to this vanguard (the 3rd Brigade under Major General Jagow) were, by Zieten's order, left under the protection of a battalion, to be employed with the 1st Brigade, which was directed to make an attempt upon the Fortress of La Fère. The vanguard after having sent on a squadron of the 1st Silesian Hussars, under Major Hertel, to Compiègne, with orders to push forward a detachment thence upon the road to Soissons, resumed its march in the evening. 2850:

the highest houses, he broke from the top of these into some that were lower ; and thence forcing his way through the partition walls of others, without much firing, since the French did not appear disposed to make an obstinate resistance (being by that time probably aware of the Prussian movement to the right, and of the arrival of the Anglo-allied army), he succeeded in obtaining possession of one side of a whole street, and of the greater portion of the village. The French Officer in command then proposed a truce; which was accepted, since the post he occupied lay between the British and a French battery upon the canal.

1699:— we are cut off from Paris!" most of them rushed in that direction; with the exception of 2,000 men and some guns conducted by Vandamme himself by the way of Pisseleux, leaving Villers-Cotterêts on their right, and masking the movement by a vigorous attack upon this place. The 6th Prussian Regiment was driven back by the superior numbers of the French; and Pirch, after having kept up a brisk cannonade, gradually withdrew the Regiment from Villers-Cotterêts, for the purpose of moving upon Crépy-en-Valois, the direction previously laid down for him, with a view to the concentration of the corps. 214: 1388:) of French cavalry, approached on the opposite side, and made a dash at the very spot occupied by the Prussians. Major Blankenburg had barely time to mount; nevertheless, with such of his men as were accoutred and prepared, he attacked the French horsemen, and drove them back to the gates of the town. The latter, however, collecting their strength, renewed their attack, overpowered the Prussians; and forced them to retire along the road to Pont-Sainte-Maxence. Kellermann's Brigade then resumed its march along the prescribed line of retreat. 190: 1651: 1719:, where he gave his troops a few hours' rest; and then proceeded by Crépy-en-Valois to Nanteuil, which place he reached about 21:00, having marched 101 kilometres (63 mi) within the last thirty eight hours, during six of which he had also been engaged with the French. He had succeeded in creating confusion in one portion of the retiring French force, and in impeding the retreat of that which was with Grouchy himself sufficiently long to enable Zieten to anticipate the latter in his arrival at Nanteuil. 795:; where it was to be joined by the force under the command of Marshal Grouchy. Grouchy, who, having preceded his troops which were yet a march and a half distant, had arrived in that town, to take the command of the whole army, according to instructions conveyed to him from the Provisional Government. Soult, as soon as he found himself thus superseded in the command, resigned from the army, and left for Paris; disgusted with the abrupt and discourteous manner with which he had been treated. 775:. Hence, not a moment was now to be lost by the Prussians in securing the points of passage, particularly that at Compiègne (for Blücher, to keep up the momentum of his advance, the seizure Compiègne and its bridge was an important tactical consideration because his army had no pontoons and the British pontoon train was far behind, and so was not immediately available). Blücher decided upon moving his left column (the I and III Corps) on Compiègne, and his right column (the IV Corps) upon 49: 203: 1730:), with the other cavalry brigade was at Gilocourt. Hence Zieten was desirous, on the morning of the 28 June, to concentrate his corps at Crépy-en-Valois; leaving only a strong cavalry detachment at Villers-Cotterêts. But while despatching the order to Pirch II to move to Crépy-en-Valois; he received a report from this General, that he had fallen upon the French troops retreating through Villers-Cotterêts, and was upon the point of being driven back by superior numbers. 178: 151: 2551:

operations to the attack of the stronghold presented by the lines of Saint-Denis; for to do this, would, in all probability, require time, and it was evident from the repeated proposals made by the French Government for a suspension of hostilities, that time was their great object, whether for the purpose of facilitating the collection and organisation of their resources, or in the hope of obtaining more favourable terms from the Coalition.

165: 1827:, on 28 June, deemed it advisable to augment his vanguard; and therefore added to it the 14th Brigade and the reserve cavalry, and placed the whole under the command of Prince William of Prussia. In the afternoon Prince William fell upon detachments of d'Erlon's and Reille's Corps, which were retreating from Nanteuil. The Prince immediately attacked the French, dispersed a great number of them, and took more than 2,000 prisoners. 1412:

detachments were immediately pushed on to Verberie and Senlis. The 14th Brigade was also ferried across and occupied the heights on both sides of the great Paris road. These troops bivouacked for the night on their position; whilst the main body of the IV Corps on reaching Pont-Sainte-Maxence, remained on the right bank of the river. The greatest activity was used in repairing the bridge sufficiently for the passage of artillery.

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Neumark Landwehr, and finding the place unoccupied, he took possession of it. The French troops had already approached close to the town, from the side of Crépy-en-Valois. The Prussian infantry were immediately posted in the houses nearest to the gate: and as soon as the French cavalry came fully within the effective range of musketry, they suddenly opened upon the latter a sharp fire; which compelled the French to go about.

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purpose of masking as much as possible the general movement of their army to the right, had kept up a desultory fire from that portion of the village which was in their possession; abstaining from making any direct attack, since this might have led to the advance of the French in great force at the moment the former were no longer supported by the main Prussian army, and before the Anglo-Allied troops had arrived.

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the purpose of observing the French, and of molesting them should they be retiring. The cavalry thus detached presenting the means of covering Ziten's left flank; the 1st Silesian Hussars, which had been previously posted on the Soissons road, were directed to rejoin their own Corps. The III Corps bivouacked on the left bank of the Oise, with the exception of the 12th Brigade which remained on the right bank at

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service (the Fusilier Battalion of the 6th Regiment and the Brandenburg Dragoons), favoured by the darkness (which as yet was scarcely relieved by the approaching dawn), as also by the wood through which they advanced, fell upon a detachment that was moving by a by road through the wood, consisting of a French horse battery of fourteen guns, twenty ammunition wagons, and an escort of one hundred and fifty men.

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which committed the greatest excesses: these were some of the Dutch-Belgian troops, who ignored his orders. They pillaged wherever they went, not even excepting Wellington's headquarters, including the house which he occupied! They forced the safeguards, and rescued, at the point of the bayonet, the prisoners from the Gendarmerie which the Wellington had formed for the police of the Anglo-allied army.

4798: 1095:, Creil, and Pont-Sainte-Maxence, for the purpose of securing and examining the bridges across the river Oise, and of preparing all that was requisite for effecting a passage for the troops. Bülow, in his brigade orders, drew the attention of his troops to the necessity which had arisen for those forced marches on the part of the Prussian army with a view to obtain a decisive result. 131: 1068:, who commanded them, summoned the commander of the garrison to open the gates and allow the troops to march through; and on perceiving that this summons was disobeyed, he tried the effect of a few cannon shot, which quickly procured a free passage for his force. No further notice was taken, and no further use was made, by the Prussians of this otherwise insignificant place. 1425:

engagements at Compiègne, Crépy-en-Valois, and Senlis; but such was the feebleness of the French resistance, and so frequent were the desertions of the soldiers, who threw away their arms, and fled to their homes, that it was evident the reorganisation of the army, and the reanimation of its former spirit, were far from having been thoroughly effected.

2907:, was on the march from Saint-Germain-en-Laye (which it had left about 19:00) to take post at Marly; when it received intelligence of the two cavalry regiments, under Lieutenant Colonel Sohr, had been completely defeated at the Battle of Rocquencourt. Borcke hastened forward, and it was not long before his advance became engaged with the French 4850: 2891:. They failed to re-enter Versailles and headed for Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Their first squadron came under fire at the entrance of Rocquencourt and attempted to escape through the fields. They were forced into a small, narrow street in Le Chesnay and killed or captured (Sohr, who was severely wounded was taken prisoner during the skirmish). 2513:

the attempt to advance; but the troops were received with a vigorous fire of both artillery and musketry; and it soon became evident, that the French fortified position could not be taken except at a great sacrifice of both time and men. Sydow, therefore, limited his operations to the occupation of the captured village.

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The British Light Companies, mentioned as having been thrown into Aubervilliers, were under no restraint of this kind; and Lieutenant Colonel Sir Neil Campbell, who commanded them, determined to push forward, and possess himself, if possible, of the entire village. Having first gained two or three of

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Still any defeat for a Coalition army of this kind of offensive move by the French was fully counterbalanced by the advantages which the plan presented. It cut off the entire communication with Normandy, from which Paris derived its chief supplies; whilst the approach of the Bavarian Army towards the

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Four battalions advanced in column, under Colonel Lettow, supported by the remaining five battalions. The arrangements, being made during the night, occupied some little time, so that twilight had set in when the attack commenced. Colonel Lettow penetrated the extensive village on three sides, forced

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An advanced line of defence was presented by the Ourcq Canal; which, proceeding through Bondy Wood and contiguously to the high road from Meaux, has an arm that branches off from Pantin towards Saint-Denis. This canal, which was thirty feet wide but not entirely completed, had been filled with water.

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Blücher deemed it advisable to send, on this day, a strong detachment of cavalry, consisting of the Queen's Dragoons, under Lieutenant Colonel Kamecke, beyond the left of the Prussian I Corps, towards the Marne, for the purpose of gaining intelligence of French movements in that direction. Lieutenant

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Thielmann, having been directed to proceed with the III Corps from Compiègne to Senlis, should its support not be required by the I Corps, marched his infantry and artillery upon Crépy-en-Valois, and sent the reserve cavalry by Verberie; but on hearing that the I Corps was engaged with the French, he

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The French Imperial Guards (Drouot's) and the VI Corps (Mouton's), which were under the more immediate orders of Grouchy, and had formed the column that retired through Villers-Cotterêts in the morning, reached Lévignen after Zieten had passed through it in pursuit of Reille's troops to Nanteuil; and

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Separated from one another as Zieten's brigades thus were, a strong support was essentially requisite; and this was supplied in good time by the Prussian III Corps which marched on this day from Guiscard to Compiègne. Blücher directed its commander, Thielmann, to detach strongly towards Soissons; for

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The Prussian reserve cavalry, in front of the column of the main body, reached Gilocourt just as the French (under Count d'Erlon) had crossed the defile formed by a tributary stream of the Oise in which that place is situated. The 1st West Prussian Dragoons and the Brandenburg Uhlans, together with a

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which adjoined Compiègne, French skirmishers started to fire at the Prussian pickets. Very shortly afterwards a column of infantry appeared advancing from their rear. A half battery of Prussian horse artillery, which had been posted on the Soissons road, in front of the gate on that side of the town,

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to cut off the communication between this fortress and Laon, by which means the investment of the place was effected. Along the right bank of the Oise, La Fère was protected by inundations, and no favourable points presented themselves for the establishment of batteries. On this account, preparations

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Besides the cavalry under Excelmans, the remains of the French III and IV corps were detached to the south of Paris; on which side Vandamme, who commanded, took up a position, having his right upon the Seine, his left by Montrouge, and his centre in rear of Issy. He placed a portion of his troops in

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The main body of the IV Corps remained, during 30 June, in its position at Le Bourget; its vanguard, under General Sydow, was detached to the right, towards Argenteuil, to communicate with the III Corps. As the former was to move off on the following morning, it became necessary to hold the outposts

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Once the information about the bridges was known the two Coalition army commanders agreed to implement the envelopment plan. No time was lost by the Blücher in taking advantage of the captured bridges across the Seine and he issued orders for his army to use the bridges to move their line of advance

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It had also been tolerably well ascertained that, although fortified works had been thrown up on the right bank of the Seine, the defence of the left bank had been comparatively neglected. A further inducement towards the adoption plan arose from a report which was now received from Major Colomb (in

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It enabled the commanders to present their forces simultaneously at different points: and thus, by continuing that display of vigour which had characterised their advance, they were far more likely to impose upon the morale of both the defeated army and the civilians, than by limiting their combined

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Greneral Sydow, accompanied by Major Lützow of the Prussian staff, immediately made a reconnaissance of the Saint-Denis Canal; and soon discovered that its opposite bank was lined with infantry in great force, and that the different points of passage were defended by batteries. Nevertheless, he made

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Two officers participated in this disorder and actively encouraged others to do the same. This drew Wellington's ire and severe censure. He desired the General Officer then in command of that part of the army to put in full force his general order of the 26 June, to cause a roll call of companies to

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two days later), and to conciliate in their favour the good disposition of the inhabitants along the line of march, it being his anxious desire that they should be considered as being on a friendly footing, and as acting on behalf of the legitimate French sovereign, there was one portion of his army

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The historian William Selborn mentions that as with the Prussians, on the same morning, reached the bridge at Compiègne, only half an hour before the French approached it; had the Prussians arrived at Creil but a few minutes later, they would have found the French in possession of the bridge at this

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Sydow, aware of the importance of attaining the object in view, proceeded himself, at the head of a squadron of the 8th Hussars, and of one hundred infantry, the latter being transported in carts, and reached Creil with his small detachment just as the French were on the point of entering the place.

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About 05:00, by which time he had scarcely completed his arrangements, information reached him from the Hussars on the Soissons road that the French were advancing. This was, as before remarked, d'Erlon, with the remains of his corps; from which circumstance it will be seen that if Zieten's vanguard

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Wellington, on reaching Péronne just as those troops arrived there, summoned the garrison to surrender, and then proceeded, in person, to reconnoitre that fortress. Perceiving the possibility of taking it by storm, gave orders to prepare for an assault. Wellington then directed the attack to be made

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According to the accounts which were this day received from Lieutenant Colonel Schmiedeberg it was presumed that the French were still at Laon. The reports from the detachments of the III Corps also confirmed this view, and intimated that Grouchy's troops were yet two marches distant from Laon. This

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The following were the positions of the respective armies the evening of 1 July. The bulk of the Prussian army had completed its move from the North or Paris and was now on the left bank of Seine to the south west of Paris. The Anglo-allied army had taken over the Prussian positions to the north of

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advancing from Versailles. The French were immediately attacked, and were driven back upon Rocquencourt. As darkness was setting in, Borcke drew up his force with caution. He pushed forward the Fusilier Battalion of the 8th Regiment, supported by the 1st Battalion of the 30th Regiment; and held the

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Two companies were posted at the outlets, towards the French side; and in rear of these, two other companies were formed in support still further to the rear was the main position; on which these troops, if overpowered, were to fall back. It lay along the villages of Chantourterelle, Courneuve, and

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Blücher and Wellington considered whether it would not be advisable to endeavour to turn their enemy's strongly fortified lines of Saint-Denis and Montmartre, by masking those lines with one army, whilst the other should move off to the right, and cross to the left bank of the Seine, lower down the

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Before the attack commenced, Blücher was joined by Wellington in person, who communicated to him the proposals which had been made by the French Commissioners. Being already engaged in an important operation, Blücher would not consent to suspend hostilities; and the two commanders agreed in opinion

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When the sound of cannon fire was heard in the capital, where the great consternation among the citizens; whose fears had been previously excited by the most exaggerated reports brought in by fugitives from the retreating army. The fortified works that had been thrown up on the north side, appeared

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The Prussians found the French in the act of marching through Lévignen; and Zieten immediately ordered a howitzer battery to be drawn up, which commenced throwing shells into the place. He also ordered the 1st West Prussian Dragoons, and the 1st Silesian Hussars, with a Horse Battery, to attack the

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Upon this point also General Sydow was moving from Creil, with the vanguard of the Prussian IV Corps; following, as it was supposed, the detached 1st Pomeranian Landwehr Cavalry. On reaching Senlis at 22:00, with the head of the column, consisting of the 8th Hussars and the 3rd Battalion of the 3rd

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In the afternoon, Wellington's army reached Le Bourget; and took up the position vacated by the Prussians, whose advanced posts it immediately relieved. Three companies of Light Infantry from Colville's Division were thrown into Aubervilliers. The Prussians who had hitherto been stationed for the

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road from Paris; where he was to interrupt communications along the route, and increase the confusion already produced in that quarter by the fugitives from the capital. He was to act independently and at his own discretion; and, as far as practicable, to impede the supplies of provisions from the

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received an order to move his cavalry brigade (the Brandenburg and Pomeranian Hussars), from the vicinity of Louvres, and to regulate his march so that he might cross the Seine at Saint-Germain-en-Laye on the following morning. Thence he was to proceed so as to appear, with his brigade, on 1 July,

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Blücher now wished to ascertain whether the disposition and spirit of the French troops were at all commensurate with the extent of the works which he saw before him: and, with this view, he directed Bülow to make an attack, during the evening of 29 June, with part of his Corps upon the village of

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The French I and II corps had reached the suburbs of Paris on the Gonesse road, during the night; and held possession of Le Bourget until the morning of the 29 June. The Imperial Guard and the VI Corps, as also the reinforcements that had arrived from the interior, were, during the late morning of

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Zieten, considering that the Prussian troops at Crépy-en-Valois, the nearest to Villers-Cotterêts, were nearly 14 kilometres (9 mi) distant from the latter point, decided upon not attempting to give any direct support to Pirch II; but to advance with the 3rd Brigade, together with the reserve

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Pirch II was still occupied in making his arrangements, when a cavalry detachment, on the Soissons road, sent in word that a hostile corps was to be seen approaching from Soissons. Another report was received immediately afterwards, that the French showed much cavalry on that side, and was already

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The head of d'Erlon's Corps now came up; but was forced, along with the cavalry, to take another direction. Sybow, having collected the whole of the vanguard, followed the French some little distance; and bivouacked, about midnight, somewhat in advance of Senlis. The latter, however, reached, next

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The 3rd Prussian Brigade, however, which had continually formed the vanguard of the I Corps since the Battle of Waterloo, was too much exhausted by its efforts during the previous day and night, to attempt seriously to molest the d'Erlon Corps during its retreat; a circumstance of which the latter

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The vanguard started at 04:00 from Jussy, and proceeded by Lassigny to Gournay-sur-Aronde, situated upon the road from Péronne to Pont-Sainte-Maxence; but the detachments which it sent thence towards Clermont, Creil, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, and Verberie, did not reach those places until the following

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Zieten, on arriving at Chauny at 20:00, with the remainder of his corps — the 2nd and 4th brigades, the reserve artillery, and a reserve cavalry brigade — considered his troops much too fatigued to fulfil Blücher's intentions that they should march as far as Noyon; and he therefore ordered them to

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On the morning of 26 June, the 1st Brigade of Zieten's Corps completed the investment of La Fère. The troops that had been previously detached to this point by General Jagow were moved off to follow this Officer's brigade on the road to Compiègne. Notwithstanding the vigorous bombardment which the

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It was still in movement about midnight on 26 June, when Major General Jagow received a communication from the front that Major Hertel had, with his squadron, entered Compiègne at 20:00; and had learned from the Mayor that a French corps was on the march from Soissons to that town, in which it had

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Partial skirmishing, at a distance, was kept up; though, on the side of the Prussians, it was more for the purpose of diverting the attention of French, and concealing from them the general movement to the right bivouac fires were maintained during the night on the ground vacated by the different

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It was arranged that the Prussian army should move to its right for the purpose of crossing the Seine down stream from Paris. In order to mask the operation as much as possible, the advanced posts of the I and IV Corps were to remain in their present position until the arrival of the Anglo-allied

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It has been said that a cry of alarm spread through its ranks of, "Our retreat is cut off!" as soon as it was known that the Prussians were upon its right flank. At all events it appears tolerably certain that the French army was not in that state which would have warranted Grouchy in risking any

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For the defence of the principal works, 300 guns of large calibre were supplied, and for the manning of these, 20 companies of marine artillery which had been brought into the capital. The line between St. Denis and Vincennes was defended by the I, II, and VI corps. The imperial guard formed the

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This was facilitated in a peculiar manner. The troops of French III Corps (Vandamme's), perceiving the Prussians thus posted on the high road to Paris, and imagining their force to be greater than it really was, fell into the greatest disorder, and with loud cries of "Into the woods on the left,

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having learned, upon his arrival at 01:00 on 28 June, with the vanguard of the Prussian I Corps at Longpré, near Villers-Cotterêts, that the latter place was not occupied by the French in any force, determined to capture the place forthwith by a surprise. The troops detached to the front on this

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In this manner Blücher had secured the line of the Oise, and, by pushing forward his advanced troops as far as Villers-Cotterêts, had closed so much upon the flank of the retiring French, that he had every reasonable expectation of succeeding in cutting off the line of retreat of the latter upon

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The next week (25 June – 1 July) would see the French reach Paris with the Coalition forces who were about a days march behind them also arrive in the Paris area. By July 1 the Anglo-allied army were facing the French, who were positioned behind a strong defensive line in the northern suburbs of

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On the morning of 1 July, Bülow's IV Corps moved off to its right, towards Argenteuil. During the movement, however; the French, as if at length aware, or desirous of ascertaining the nature, of Blücher's operation, attacked the village of Aubervilliers in front, from the Saint-Denis Canal, and

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The IV Corps was directed to move, at daybreak of 1 July, by the right of Saint-Denis, and to bombard this place during its march to Argenteuil; in which direction it was to effect a junction with the I and III Corps. The Advanced Posts of the I and IV Corps were to remain until relieved by the

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As Grouchy was moving by the Soissons road towards Nanteuil, Pirch II, the commander of the Prussian 2nd Brigade, was desirous of proceeding in a parallel direction, through Longpré: but he was subsequently induced, on consideration of the defiles in that direction, and which he did not deem it

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During the operation of the vanguard of the Prussian IV Corps, another detachment was sent to occupy Pont-Sainte-Maxence and Verberie. The French having partially destroyed the bridge at Pont-Sainte-Maxence, the 2nd Pomeranian Landwehr Cavalry were ferried to the opposite bank of the river, and

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The II Corps, under Lord Hill, comprising the 2nd and 4th Divisions, the Nassau troops, and 1st Hanoverian Light Cavaly Brigade (Estorff's), was in the position previously occupied by the Prussian IV Corps; having its right upon the great road about Pierrefitte, its left upon the great road of

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The only hope that was held out was that the capture of Paris might prove so difficult that the Coalition would hesitate to storm the city and settle for a negotiated peace that would allow the French to choose their own prescribed form of government — perhaps, by some extraordinary effort, to

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By the evening of the 28 June, the Prussian army had succeeded in cutting off the line of retreat of the French troops by the Soissons high road, compelling the greater portion of them to seek, along cross roads, the line of the Marne, by Meaux and Lagny-sur-Marne. It had, since it crossed the

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Grouchy, on discovering that the detachments he had thrown out to gain the passages of the Oise, on his right, had been thwarted by the rapidity of the Prussian movement, and had been compelled to fall-back, now employed them in covering his retreat by means of partial combats. Hence arose the

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In the night of 25 June, however, information was received that the French army had marched from Laon to Soissons, a fact from which it was naturally concluded that the French were no longer deceived as to the advance of the Prussians towards Laon; and that the French were therefore bent upon

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The I Corps, under Sir John Byng, comprising the 1st and 3rd divisions, and the Dutch-Belgian troops, were in the position previously occupied by the Prussian I Corps; having its right upon the great road behind Le Bourget; its left upon the Bondy Wood, and its advanced posts along the Ourcq

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Although this movement would have the effect of dividing the Coalition armies, and consequently of augmenting the chances of success on the part of the French: should the latter possess the disposition and the means, not only of acting determinedly on the defensive, but also of assuming the

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At Saint-Quentin, Blücher received a letter from Laon addressed to the Coalition commanders by the French Commissioners sent from the two Chambers of the French National Assembly; in which they communicated the fact of Napoleon's abdication, and of the elevation of his son to the throne (as

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Blücher ordered General Sydow, with the 13th Brigade (nine battalions), together with one battalion of the 14th Brigade and two regiments of cavalry, to attack the village of Aubervilliers. The remainder of the VI Corps was held under arms, in readiness to follow up any acquired advantage.

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had been partially destroyed, and the wooden bridge at Bessons, over the Seine, had been burned. Several villages, parks, and gardens, on the right bank of the Seine and the Marne, were rendered defensible by the walls being crenelated, the approaches barricaded, and the gates blocked up.

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Blücher having issued orders, during the night of 28 June, for the continuation of the advance upon Paris; the vanguard of the Prussian IV Corps moved, on the morning of 29 June, from Gonesse to Le Bourget, which place it found abandoned by the French; who, however, was strongly posted at

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by the two Prussian regiments of cavalry, which threw it back in disorder upon that town. The French quickly retired from that place; whereupon the Prussian 3rd Brigade, with a cavalry brigade, bivouacked there, throwing out parties of dragoons in the direction of the retreating French.

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By means of this reconnaissance it was clear that the line of the Saint-Denis Canal could not be carried without a serious assault, preluded by a heavy-cannonade. As Wellington was visiting Blücher's headquarters they had the opportunity to discuss their next steps in a conference.

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The troops under Grouchy including the depots that had come up from the district of the Loire and from other parts of the interior, amounted to 60 or 70,000 men. They were reinforced, also, by a very considerable amount of field artillery. One portion of these troops was posted at

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intelligence, combined with the attempts made by the French to induce the Coalition generals to enter into negotiations, clearly showed the importance of endeavouring, by means of a forced march, to gain the passages of the Oise, and then to intercept the French line of retreat by

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failed not to take advantage. Zieten decided upon relieving these troops from the duties of a vanguard by the 2nd Brigade; which, however, had not yet come up: and hence the French gained some valuable time. The main body of Zieten's Corps did not reach Compiègne until midday.

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In the meantime, Marshal Grouchy had collected about 9,000 Frenchmen on the Windmill Heights, near the road to Nanteuil; one third of whom had already constituted the rearguard, and the remainder was composed of troops that had halted during the night in the vicinity, as at

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day. The reserve artillery of the IV Corps commenced its march at 05:00, following the vanguard, and reached Ressons-sur-Matz late in the evening; where it bivouacked, as did also, subsequently, the main body of the corps, after a march of about 40 kilometres (25 mi).

1333:, not far from Villers-Cotterêts, in the middle of the night. The long march which the troops of the I Corps made this day from Noyon, and the probability of their coming into collision with the French on the following day, rendered a few hours' rest absolutely necessary. 948:

Some pieces of Dutch artillery were now brought into the hornwork, and a cannonade was opened upon the town; but the fire kept up on both sides was trifling, and of short duration: for Byng having sent forward his Acting Assistant Quartermaster General, Lieutenant-Colonel

1762:) from the III Cavalry Corps advanced by the right, along the road from Crépy-en-Valois to Nanteuil, with the design of intercepting a portion of the retreating French columns; but the French, in the meantime, fled in such haste, that only a few prisoners were captured. 1304:, detaching only his 2nd Brigade, reinforced by the Brandenburg Dragoons and five pieces of horse artillery, towards Villers-Cotterêts. The 1st Silesian Hussars were pushed forward upon the road from Compiègne to Soissons, to cover the left flank during this movement. 1979:

to destroy the bridge. Hence Column was very disappointed at finding there was no passage at this point, which in fact was not more than 730 metres (800 yd) distant from the palace, in which Napoleon was yet remaining at the time of the arrival of the Prussians.

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General Pirch now pushed on to Villers-Cotterêts, where the Prussians took many prisoners. Grouchy himself narrowly escaped being taken as he was mounting his horse and hastening out of the opposite side of the town. On reaching the Windmill Heights upon the road to

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Major Blankenburg was detached in advance, with the 1st Pomeranian Landwehr Cavalry, from Creil towards Senlis. They had but just reached this town, and had begun to bivouac on the great market place; when, towards 21:00, Kellermann, with the 1st Cuirassier Brigade

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The latter were immediately attacked and repulsed: and the Prussian infantry occupied the bridge; which, on the arrival of the vanguard, was given over to the 1st Silesian Landwehr, whilst the remainder of the troops, after a short halt, commenced their march upon

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The remains of the French I and II corps after forming a junction at Gonesse (where the high roads from Nanteuil and Senlis unite), reached the suburbs of Paris. The Imperial Guard and the VI Corps, immediately under Grouchy, were in full retreat from Meaux by

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The whole vicinity of Villers-Cotterêts was, in fact, filled with French troops; thus dispersed, that they might sooner obtain refreshment after the long march, and be prepared to start again at 02:00. Thus they were all in motion at the time of this capture.

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Pirch, after detaching cavalry in pursuit of the French, as also towards Longpré to cover his right, and towards Soissons to protect his left, took up a defensive position. He deployed his infantry, with the foot battery, upon the height at the garden of the

759:, that he would suspend hostilities on arriving at Paris, provided Bonaparte was given up to him, and several Fortresses on the frontiers delivered up as sureties; and provided, also, that the Duke of Wellington should agree to what might be proposed. 2830:

penetrated as far as the church situated in the centre of the place. The French were here met by the Prussian support; and two Battalions from the main position arriving immediately afterwards, they were prevented from making any further progress.

2837:, as well as a howitzer fire, on the part of the French, were maintained; during which the march of Bülow's Corps continued in operation, the 14th Brigade being left in support to the advanced posts until the arrival of the Anglo-Allied troops. 1726:) was still on the march from La Fère (it rejoined on the afternoon of this day); the 2nd (Pirch II's), with the Brandenburg Dragoons, was near Villers-Cotterêts; the 3rd (Jagow's), with a cavalry brigade, was at Crépy-en-Valois; and the 4th ( 2658:

As the I and III Corps moved off to the right, Count Bülow considered it necessary to strengthen the outposts of the IV Corps, so as to be prepared to meet the French should the latter debouch from Saint-Denis. He therefore ordered Colonel

1111:, was, also marching upon that point from Soissons, with the remains of his Corps — about 4,000 men — having succeeded, through his urgent representations of the expediency of such a movement, in obtaining Grouchy's assent to its execution. 920:, who was now in command of Anglo-allied I Corps, having heard, on passing Vermand, that Wellington was there, immediately visited Wellington. On receiving him, Wellington said, "You are the very person I wish to see — I want you to take 2853:

The remaining outposts were taken up from the Prussians without any molestation on the part of the French; and the main Anglo-allied army occupied a position, having its right upon the Height of Eichebourg, and its left upon Bondy Wood.

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Major General Byng, on returning to Vermand, to report the capture of the fortress to Wellington, met the Dutch-Belgian Brigade, which had been ordered to move to Péronne at the same time as the Guards, about halfway towards that place!

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remainder in Battalion Columns on the right and left of the road. The vigour of the attack made by the Fusiliers was such that the French retired in all haste upon the nearest suburb of Paris; whilst Borcke bivouacked at Rocquencourt.

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A detachment of the reserve cavalry of this corps was sent to Chauny, from which it pushed forward a small party along the road towards Soissons, which the latter pursued until on arriving at about 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) beyond

512:, although the remnants of the main French army were joined by the undefeated right wing of the Army of the North, the French were not given time to reorganise by the Coalition generals and they steadily retreated towards Paris. 2516:

A simultaneous advance towards the Canal was made, on the left of Aubervilliers, by the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Pomeranian Landwehr, and the 10th Hussars Regiment; which maintained the communication with the I Corps. A sharp

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The French, however, retired in such haste, that they were not overtaken until about midway between Lévignen and Nanteuil; when they halted their rearguard, which made front against the Prussians. They comprised the II Corps

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immediately led on the light troops of Maitland's Brigade, stormed, and carried the outwork, with but little loss; on observing which, Wellington, being satisfied the place would prove an easy capture, returned to Vermand.

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General Vandamme, who, with the French III and IV corps was most in the rear, and had withdrawn from the high road at Villers-Cotterêts on perceiving the Prussian brigade in possession of that place, took the direction of

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Both Siborne, and Rau & Cronenthal, describe the route as "Gonesse, Montmorency, and Le Mesnil, to Carrière au Mont". If Ziten, the commander of the I Corps followed his orders then the I Corps crossed the Seine at

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Two battalions of the Dutch-Belgian Brigade at Péronne were ordered to remain in occupation of that place: the remainder of the brigade, and the Brigade of Guards at Péronne, marched through Nesle to the village of

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was still desirous of inducing the victorious commanders of the Coalition armies to enter into negotiations. Another Commission was appointed, and they were directed to proceed to the headquarters of the Coalition

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Der Krieg der Verbündeten gegen Frankreich in den Jahren 1813, 1814 und 1815: als Erläuterung der beiden Tableaus, welche die Schlachtplane jenes Krieges darstellen. Der Krieg in Frankreich in den Jahren 1814 und

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ensued, although there was no cover for the skirmishers on the plain, except the trees along the great road and the high corn, which served to conceal their approach. The French had also sent Detachments towards

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The remains of the I and II Corps, detachments from which had this day been defeated at Compiègne, Crépy-en-Valois, Creil, and Senlis, were in full retreat, partly upon the Senlis, and partly upon the Soissons,

1359:. Bülow formed his vanguard with the 3rd Neumark Landwehr, a battalion of the 1st Silesian Landwehr, the 8th Hussars, the 1st Pomeranian Landwehr Cavalry, and half the Horse Battery No. 12, and desired General 1293:, followed by the main body of the I Corps; it having been his intention to throw these troops upon the French line of retreat, in the event of the vanguard falling in with French troops at or near that point. 1026:

already bespoken ten thousand rations. Jagow immediately communicated this important information to Zieten, and ordered his troops, after another short but indispensable halt, to continue their toilsome march.

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serious stand against the Prussians. To succeed in reaching the capital by means of forced marches; and to secure his troops, as far as practicable, from molestation, was all that he could hope to accomplish.

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The measures which had been adopted for taking advantage of the local capabilities of defence which the capital afforded, consisted in the entrenchments that had been raised around the heights of Montmartre,

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on the proposed suspension of hostilities; and stated that, with regard to the passport for Napoleon, he had no authority from his government, or from the Coalition allies, to give any answer to such demand.

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The National Guards amounted to about 30,000 men: their disposition, however, was very doubtful; and, in general, they were considered as but little disposed to offer any resistance to the Coalition armies.

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Blücher, who had already arrived at Compiègne, ordered that the vanguard (now consisting of the 2nd Brigade) and the reserve cavalry, preceded by one hundred riflemen, should march through the wood towards

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horse battery, went on in pursuit; and the 3rd Brigade was ordered to follow the latter in support, while the 4th Brigade was directed to protect the defile of Gilocourt against any French counterattack.

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The French III and IV corps and the Imperial Guard were on the south side of Paris, their right upon the Seine, their Left by Montroug ; with the vanguard at Châtillon, Clamart, Meudon, Sèvres, and

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On the same day, the Prussian IV Corps forming the right column, marched from Ressons-sur-Matz. and its vicinity, with orders to cross the Oise lower down the stream, at Verberie, Pont-Sainte-Maxenc, or

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the barriers, and carried every thing before him with the bayonet. The place had been occupied by 1,000 of Davout's best troops; of whom 200 were made prisoners, and the remainder pursued as far as the

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Upon returning in the night to his headquarters at Vermand, Wellington found a note from Blücher, forwarding to him the letter had received the French Commissioners on 25 June, and to which Wellington

924:. You may as well take with you a Brigade of Guards, and a Dutch-Belgian brigade. I shall be there almost as soon as yourself". Byng proceed to carry out his orders and issued his own for 1st Brigade ( 1514:

I do not want to command such officers. I am experienced enough to know the difference between soldier and raiders, and those who encourage them are worthless before the enemy; and I do not want it.

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The I Corps moved from its camp near Saint-Martin-Longueau, crossed the Oise at Pont-Sainte-Maxence, and advanced until the head of the Column reached La Capelle, and its rear rested upon Senlis.

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the primary commissioner, for a suspension of hostilities; as also a request that a passport and assurances of safety might be accorded to Napoleon and his entourage, to enable them to pass to the

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and Saint-Denis, which it invested. Lieutenant Colonel von Schill, with the 1st Silesian Landwehr Cavalry and two battalions of Infantry, was posted at Stains. The corps itself was at Le Bourget.

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The reserve moved from its camp, near Gournay-sur-Aronde, by Pont-Sainte-Maxence, the head of the Column reaching Fleurines on the road to Senlis, and the rear resting upon Pont-Sainte-Maxence.

953:, with a white flag, the civil authorities interfered, and urged the garrison to capitulate; whereupon the maiden fortress of Péronne surrendered on the condition that its defenders, some 1,500 2879:

However, when the Prussian detachment was in the vicinity of Rocquencourt it was ambushed by a superior French force of about 3,000 men (dragoons supported by infantry and commanded by General

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The Prussian 4th Brigade, the other cavalry brigade, and the reserve artillery, bivouacked at Gilocourt. The 2nd Brigade, with the additional force attached to it, as before mentioned, reached

2353:, at Saint-Denis, and in rear of the Ourcq Canal: the remainder, under Vandamme, occupied the heights of Montrouge, on the opposite side, with the exception of the cavalry, which lay in the 2821:, on the part of the French Commissioners appointed by the Chambers, to induce the Coalition generals to enter into an armistice; the military operations were not for a moment interrupted. 2671:

About 15:00, the Prussian outposts reported that French columns were advancing from Saint-Denis, and that the Vedettes were already driven in. Colonel Hiller immediately pushed forward the

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reserve, and was posted at Menil montant. The cavalry was stationed in the Bois de Boulogne. The III and IV corps under Vandamme, defended the south side of Paris, and occupied Montrouge.

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The 3rd Division, one brigade of the 1st Division, the Dutch-Belgian infantry attached to the I Corps, and the Dutch-Belgian cavalry, were encamped near the villages of Cressy-Omencourt,

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Je ne veux pas commander de tels Officiers. Je suis assez longtemps Soldat pour savoir gue les Pillards, et ceux qui les encouragent, ne valent rien devant l'Ennemi; et je n'en veux pas.

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that, as long as Napoleon remained in the Paris vicinity, they would not halt their operations without insisting upon his being delivered up to them. Accordingly, Wellington immediately

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detaching two regiments of cavalry towards the Prussian left flank; as also another cavalry force, along with from twenty to twenty five pieces of artillery against the right flank.

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From the moment that Blücher had become aware of the retirement of the French troops from Laon upon Soissons, he was most anxious to secure the passage across the Oise at Compiègne,

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The 2nd and 4th brigades of the Prussian I Corps were at Chauny, not far from which was also the 1st Brigade. The 3rd Brigade, forming the vanguard, was on the march to Compiègne.

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The I Corps commenced its march, at 22:30, from Le Blanc-Mesnil, and Aulnay-sous-Bois towards Saint-Germain-en-Laye, passing, during the night, through Gonesse, Montmorency, and

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Blücher had satisfied himself, by means of the reconnaissances made during 29 June, that very considerable pains had been taken by the French to defend the north side of Paris.

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of two battalions, as also two squadrons of cavalry, with two pieces of horse artillery. At the same time, the troops at Stains got under arms, and were prepared to support.

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The 1st Cavalry Brigade (Marwitz's), with six pieces of horse artillery, was pushed on from Crépy-en-Valois, along the road to Nanteuil; where it joined the reserve cavalry (

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As it was not intended, however, to attempt any more serious attack: the brigade, after leaving the Fusilier Battalion of the 12th Regiment and a squadron of the Brandenburg

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Villers-Saint-Christophe is called Villers by Siborne and is less than 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away. However the only Villers shown on Siborne's map in this vicinity is

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The III Corps marched, during the night, from Dammartin to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, by Gonesse and Argenteuil; at which latter place, however, its reserve cavalry was halted.

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Merville, connected together by a water course lined with bushes, and consisting of separate Country Houses and Châteaux, mostly within walls, which had been loopholed for

2383:. Setting aside the National Guard, there remained, under his command for the defence of Paris, a disposable force of about 80 or 90,000 men, besides a numerous artillery. 2876:

road from Paris; where the detachment was to interrupt traffic on the road, and increase the confusion already produced in that quarter by the fugitives from the capital.

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Upon the left bank of the Seine, on the south side of the capital, preparations for defence were comparatively neglected; they were limited to the heights of Montrouge.

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This order, however, was not strictly followed by Zieten, who marched the main body of his Corps, including the reserve cavalry, and the reserve artillery, through the

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The IV Corps remained in its position at Le Bourget, to cover the march of the rest of the army. Its outposts continued at Stains, Saint-Denis, and Aubervilliers.

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The troops of the French III and IV corps moved this day from Rheims towards Soissons, a distance which they could not, however, accomplish in one day's march.

2708:, six battalions, chiefly extended in skirmishing order, were considered sufficient to occupy the whole of this line, as far as the high road from Le Bourget. 2219:

The French III and IV corps, under Vandamme, reached Paris at noon on 29 June, by the Lagny road: they passed through the capital, and occupied the heights of

3031:, after further fighting, the French army would capitulate and agree to leave Paris under a ceasefire. The Coalition armies would occupy Paris. On the 8 July 2957:

The Prussian I Corps was encamped between the villages of Le Mesnil and Carrière au Mont, on the left bank of the Seine, not far from Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

2133:, to reconnoitre the defensive fortifications. The main body of this corps took up a position, having its right resting on Le Blanc-Mesnil, and its left on 559:

Paris, while the Prussians had seized two bridges downstream of Paris and had crossed the river Seine and were about to approach Paris from the south west.

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Along its inner bank ran a high dam, forming an excellent parapet, in which embrasures were cut to admit heavy ordnance; and Saint-Denis, which formed the

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Marshal Soult, who had been indefatigable in collecting at Laon the remains of the defeated portion of the French army, marched the latter, on 25 June, to

710:. On the receipt of this intelligence these detachments were drawn back, and their observation limited to the ground nearest to the left bank of the Oise. 156: 969:

The 4th Division (Colville's) rejoined the main body of Wellington's army, as Cambrai had been handed over to the troops of the King of France, under the

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to take post in observation of this point, with six battalions, a regiment of cavalry, half of a six pounder battery, and two pieces of horse artillery.

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Blücher declined taking any notice of the application, conceiving his former verbal reply quite sufficient. Wellington referred the commissioners to his

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The III Corps was also on the left bank of the Seine, in the valley, and near Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Its vanguard (the 9th Brigade) was at Rocquencourt.

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corps, in order to deceive the French by their apparent indication of the continued presence of the Prussian army in front of the lines of Saint-Denis.

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Prussians maintained against the Fortress until noon, and by which several buildings were set on fire, they failed to induce the garrison to surrender.

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It was 04:30 on 27 June, when the vanguard of the Prussian Corps (the 3rd Brigade), after a forced march of about 40 kilometres (25 mi), reached

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In the middle of the night of 25 June, Blücher therefore sent an order for the vanguard of the Prussian I Corps to proceed on the following day, from

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Paris and while the bulk of the French army remained in Paris, a two corps detachment was occupying the countryside to the immediate south of Paris.

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the 29 June, on the high road by Claie and Pantin, under the command of Grouchy; and were directed to occupy several defensive points on that side.

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the French army would capitulate and agree to leave Paris under a ceasefire. The Coalition armies would occupy Paris. On the 8 July the French King

261: 256: 2430:, which secured the communication between both banks. The Barriers to the several approaches to Paris were covered by works with strong batteries. 1723: 1691:

General Pirch II, finding himself thus critically situated between two separate and overpowering hostile forces, prepared to effect his retreat.

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Lieutenant Colonel von Sohr, with the Brandenburg and Pomeranian Hussars, crossed the Seine at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and was advancing towards

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The 5th and 6th Divisions, the Brunswick troops, and the reserve artillery, were upon the high road between Fleurines and Pont-Sainte-Maxencee.

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The Prussian movements which Blücher had orders the previous evening were punctually directed in the manner described in the previous section.

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effecting a further retreat, or, perhaps, even of anticipating the Prussian movements towards the Oise, and detaching a blocking force towards

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The IV Corps which was the nearest to Paris, was posted at Marly-la-Ville; having detachments pushed forward close to Le Bourget and Stains.

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becoming acquainted with the danger of their proceeding further on that road, they turned off to their left, to make their retreat through

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and Vincennes. The III and IV Corps, under Vandamme, having crossed the Marne at Meaux, were retreating by Lagny-sur-Marne and Vincennes.

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prudent to pass so near to the French, to prefer retiring along the Compiègne road, as far as where it is joined by the one leading from

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The vanguard of the Prussian IV Corps was closely followed by the reserve cavalry, and all these troops were placed under the command of

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with the 7th Regiment of infantry; and the 6th Uhlans furnished outposts at the Ourcq Canal, communicating with those of the IV Corps.

1862:) was detached towards Villers-Cotterêts. The main body of the III Corps bivouacked for the night at Crépy-en-Valois and its vicinity. 2629:: but in such a manner as to conceal its movements by means of the valley of Montmorency, and not to reach the more open ground about 1363:, who commanded the vanguard, to move off with a detachment, at the first break of day, and secure the bridge over the Oise at Creil. 283: 2921:

the villages of Vanves and Issy; the houses and walls of which appeared to offer great advantages for defence. His vanguard occupied

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It was evening, before the IV Corps vanguard reached Gonesse, where it bivouacked, detachments were pushed on to the front as far as

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The 5th and 6th Divisions, the Brunswick infantry and cavalry, and the reserve artillery, were encamped at, and in the vicinity of,

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The 1st and 3rd divisions, the Dutch-Belgian infantry attached to the 1st Corps, and the Dutch-Belgian cavalry, were encamped near

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By the end Saturday 24 June (the end of the first week after the defeat at Waterloo) the French who had fought at Waterloo were at

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Prussian cavalry detachment of between 500 and 600 men and officers (a brigade of hussars under the command of Lieutenant Colonel

2622:, and Maisons-Laffitte, at which latter point it was to cross the Seine, and immediately open a communication with the III Corps. 2904: 1936: 1360: 1180:

The 1st and 3rd divisions, the Dutch-Belgian infantry attached to the I Corps, and the Dutch-Belgian Cavalry, were encamped near

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The Anglo-allied army arrived, on 29 June, at different points on the road between Gournay-sur-Aronde and Pont-Sainte-Maxence.

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The main body of the IV Corps was at Pont-Sainte-Maxence; it had its vanguard at Senlis, and detachments at Creil and Verberie.

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had arrived but a single half hour later, the French would have anticipated the Prussians in securing the bridge at Compiègne.

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The Reserve, under Sir James Kempt, moved from its camp near Roye, to Gournay-sur-Aronde, on the road to Pont-Sainte-Maxence.

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were made in the night to cross the river below the place, and gain the heights which command the fortress on the Laon side.

377: 65: 2484:. He also ordered Zieten to support this attack, by raising as much alarm as possible in the villages of Bondy and Pontin. 1391:

In the meantime, his 2nd Cuirassier Brigade, and d'Erlon's French Corps, were retiring along the same road towards Senlis.

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Notwithstanding the precautions which Wellington had taken to ensure the orderly conduct of his troops (see Wellington's

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1st Hanoverian Light Cavalry Brigade (Estorff's), attached to the II Corps, crossed the Oise at Creil, and proceeded by

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The French force in the capital, after the arrival of the army that had been defeated in Belgium, consisted as follows:

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point and that these are good examples of the great importance of a correct calculation of time in military operations.

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The Reserve, consisting of the 5th and 6th divisions, the Brunswick troops, and the reserve artillery was encamped near

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until darkness should have completely set in. From the latter point it would then complete its march to Saint-Germain.

1774:) and II Corps (Reille's), which had escaped through Crépy-en-Valois and by the left of Senlis, succeeded in uniting. 632: 2615: 2168:

The Prussian III Corps marched from Crépy-en-Valois as far as Dammartin, in the vicinity of which it was bivouacked.

635:, who commanded it, sent a detachment of the 1st Silesian Hussars to Chauny, which communicated by its left, through 2872:), was ordered by Blücher to advance ahead of the main body of the Prussian army with the intention of reaching the 2760:, to Carrière au Mont, near Saint-Germain-en-Laye — leaving its outposts in the position they had hitherto occupied. 1968: 1858:) of the I Corps, but not in time to take any active part in the engagement at that place. The 2nd Cavalry Brigade ( 4879: 2660: 2611: 1902: 691: 490: 2239: 2187: 1989: 1840: 61: 1940: 1901:; but time was essential for the organisation of the defence, for the recovery of the exhausted remains of the 1579: 536: 2068: 1976: 1752: 4884: 3119: 2625:

The III Corps was directed to resume, at 05:00 on 30 June, its march upon Gonesse; and thence to proceed to

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Notwithstanding the pressure thus made upon the French line of retreat, the remains of the French I Corps (

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retreated in disarray back towards France. As agreed by the two Seventh Coalition commanders in chief, the

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The 6th Division, the Brunswick Infantry, the reserve artillery, were between the villages of Douilly and

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The 2nd Division, the Nassau troops, and the British and Hanoverian Cavalry, were in the vicinity of Roye.

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Recollections and Anecdotes: Being a Second Series of Reminiscences of the Camp, the Court, and the Clubs

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The 2nd and 4th Divisions, and the Nassau troops, were upon the high road between La Capelle and Senlis.

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The main body of the III Corps was at Compiègne; it had strong detachments in the direction of Soissons.

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By the result of this action, which lasted an hour and a half but was limited to a cannonade and mutual

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The 2nd Division, the Nassau troops, and the British cavalry, were encamped in the vicinity of Joncourt.

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The 5th and 6th Divisions, the Brunswick troops, and the reserve artillery, were at Gournay-sur-Aronde.

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The 6th Division, the Brunswick infantry, and the reserve artillery, encamped between the villages of

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would be restored to the throne, and a new peace treaty would be signed in November of the same year.

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that he could not consent to the suspension of hostilities until the French army laid down its arms.

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Colonel Kamecke was instructed to act with discretion; and to proceed, subsequently, by Meaux, or

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The fortress and town of Cambrai surrendered to the Anglo-allied army and was handed over to King

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The ground on the north side of this town, too, had been inundated by means of the little rivers

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took place, which terminated in the withdrawal of the Prussian troops to their former position.

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The 5th and 6th Divisions, the Brunswick troops, and reserve artillery, were encamped near Roye.

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expected to arrive on the next day, and for the collection of every available defensive means.

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The 5th Division, the Brunswick Cavalry, and the reserve brigade of howitzers, moved upon Ham.

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Whilst the Prussians were, on 26 June, hastening towards Compiègne; the French General, Count

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The Anglo-allied army had its right behind Saint-Just-en-Chaussée and its left behind Lataule.

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A renewed application was received by Blücher, on 27 June, and by Wellington on 28 June, from

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From this point Pirch II struck into the road leading by Buts, and reached, towards midday,

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and its vicinity. Two of its brigades occupied passages across the Oise, namely, the 9th at

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The 2nd and 4th Divisions, the Nassau troops, and the Hanoverian Cavalry, were encamped at

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The I Corps stood in rear of Nanteuil; having its vanguard at Le Plessis, Belleville, and

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Château de Villers-Cotterêts, Prussian infantry was posted in the garden during the action.

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The Anglo-allied army advanced on 28 June from Nesle, so as to bring its right in rear of

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The following were the positions of the respective armies on the evening of the 29 June:

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drew in his cavalry towards Crépy-en-Valois, from Verberie, as soon as it arrived there.

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The 2nd and 4th Divisions, the Nassau troops, and 1st Hanoverian Light Cavalry Brigade (

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on 23 June, and Rethel on 24 June; and it was presumed that his next march was to be on

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During the 27 June the brigades of the Prussian I Corps had become separated. The 1st (

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The French troops under d'Erlon were not far from Compiègne, on the road from Soissons.

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The following were the positions of the respective armies on the evening of the 30th:

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The I Corps was ordered to break up from its bivouac at 22:00, and march southward of

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disconcert the plans of their enemies, and obtain a triumph under the walls of Paris.

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would be restored to the throne, and a new peace treaty would be signed in November.

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Major von Colomb, with the 8th Hussars, occupied the bridge at Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

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The following were the positions of the respective armies on the evening of 28 June:

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sufficient to check the progress of the Coalition armies, and to secure Paris from a

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The following were the positions of the respective armies on the evening of 27 June:

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The III and IV Corps, under Vandamme, were at some point between Rheims and Soissons.

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The IV Corps was also required to make a forced march on the 26 June — namely, from

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opposite side was gradually limiting the resources of the capital in that quarter.

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The position of the respective armies, on the evening of 25 June, were as follows:

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to Laon, brought in word that at 11:00 on 24 June, the French troops had abandoned

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The positions of the respective armies on the evening of 26 June were as follows:

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The Reserve, under Sir James Kempt, was encamped between Louvres and Vaudherland.

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Napoleon narrowly escaped falling into the hands of the Prussians, whilst at the

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The two Officers were arrested, and sent to the Hague, to be censured of by King

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The 2nd Division, the Nassau troops, and the British Cavalry, were encamped near

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The main body of the I Corps had its main body at Gilocourt; its 2nd Brigade at

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The vanguard of the Prussian I Corps pushed on, at daybreak, from Dammartin to

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Bülow, who had been directed to move the IV Corps from Pont-Sainte-Maxence to

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was also constructed upon the left bank of the Marne, to cover the bridge at

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Senlis, and its advanced posts at Aubervilliers and in front of Saint-Denis.

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The French troops comprising the Army of the North had entered the capital.

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The vanguard, consisting of 6th Cavalry Brigade (Vivian's) supported by the

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The 1st and 3rd Divisions, and the Dutch-Belgian troops, were encamped near

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Wellington's reply to the French Commissioners: No suspension of hostilities

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armies in 1815. Red: Anglo-allied army; light green: Prussian Army; orange:

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be made every hour, and to see that every officer and soldier was present.

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Prussian III Corps, consisting of the 9th Infantry Brigade, under General

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British troops; and then, in like manner, to follow the rest of the Army.

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The II Corps, under Lord Hill, moved from Crèvecœur-le-Petit to Clermont.

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On 27 June, the main body of the Anglo-allied army, crossing the Somme at

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Claye-Souilly is called Claie by Siborne in the text and Claye on his map

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The I Corps had its vanguard and reserve cavalry at Aulnay-sous-Bois and

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Siborne spells this town Monternet in his text but Montcornet on the map

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The vanguard of the Anglo-allied army (Vivian's Hussar Brigade) reached

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strictly on the defensive. Aubervilliers was the most open to attack.

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The I Corps, under Sir John Byng, moved from its camp near Couchy, by

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which covered the suburb on the left of the Somme. Lieutenant Colonel

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Rau, Karl Ferdinand von; Cronenthal, Emil Heinrich Hänel von (1826),

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Siborne calls it Buts, and it must have been hamlet, possibly Buy at

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Siborne calls the location "Martin de des Prés", which is now a ruin.

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Silborne calls it Willecourt (as does Wellington in his dispatches).

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The 4th Division was at the village of Puzeaux, on the road to Roye.

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The British cavalry was encamped near Lataule and Ressons-sur-Matz.

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British light troops counter attack and take most of Aubervilliers

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army, which was expected to take place on the evening of 30 June.

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Prussian cavalry ordered to impede travel along the Orléans's road

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to the chief command of the French Army, with his headquarters at

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The Prussian III Corps (Thielmann's) marched from the vicinity of

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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the

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The Pontoon Train and Hawser Bridges were at Estrées-Saint-Denis.

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The 1st and 3rd Divisions, and the Dutch-Belgian troops, were at

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Siborne spells these villages: Serran, Livry, Bondy and Baubigny

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to watch the fortress, followed the corps, which had marched to

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had been strengthened, and covered by the works which defended

2190:), crossed the Oise at Pont-Sainte-Maxence, and reached Senlis. 272: 268: 3224:, but this is too far away (about 25 kilometres (16 mi)). 3018:

The remainder of the French army continued within the capital.

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The British Cavalry moved from Lataule to Pont-Sainte-Maxence.

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The 4th Division, with Grants's Light Cavalry Brigade, was at

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Siborne calls it Blancmesnil here and Blanc Mesnil elsewhere

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The Cavalry was encamped and cantoned about the villages of

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The British cavalry was encamped on the plain about Louvres.

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During the movement upon Lévignen, the 1st Cavalry Brigade (

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The French rearguard was overtaken on the Gilocourt side of

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Division attached to his corps, to proceed towards Péronne.

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On 26 June, Wellington marched the main body of his army to

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engraved by J. Kirkwood, showing the invasion routes of the

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Wellington's headquarters were at Le Plessy-Longueau (now

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The IV Corps was upon the march to Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

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The vanguard of the Anglo-allied army was at Vaudherland.

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The III Corps was at Crépy-en-Valois and in its vicinity.

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The French army retreats and the Coalition armies advance

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and two battalions of infantry to secure the bridge at

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The 5th Division and the Brunswick Cavalry were at Ham.

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The I Corps, under Sir John Byng, marched upon Couchy.

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Prussian I Corps advances by Lévignen towards Nanteuil

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Blücher's headquarters were at Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

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The vanguard, 6th Cavalry Brigade (Vivian's), was at

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The vanguard, 6th Cavalry Brigade (Vivian's), was at

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The village Lataule is called La Taulle by Siborne.

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Siborne calls it Ressons so they could have been at

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The French army remained within the lines of Paris.

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The Pontoon Train and Hawser Bridges were at Senlis.

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The vanguard of the Anglo-allied army was at Senlis.

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Prussian 9th Infantry Brigade captures Rocquencourt

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The First British Brigade of Guards was at Péronne.

1166:, near the Somme, having its pickets on that river. 2363:There was another description of force called the 2273:and in its vicinity. Its reserve cavalry stood at 579:Capitulation of Cambrai and Anglo-Allied movements 3946: 2996:The Pontoon Train and the Hawser Bridges were at 1611:Grouchy's headquarters were at Villers-Cotterêts. 1847:in the evening, and halted there for the night. 829:. Blücher's headquarters were at Saint-Quentin. 748:), and stated that they had been deputed by the 717:. The cavalry marched along the road leading to 631:During the march of the vanguard, Major General 555:which is where Wellington had his headquarters. 3374:Gournay-sur-Aronde is called Gournay by Siborne 2598:Order for the Prussians army to cross the Seine 2302:The British cavalry was at Pont-Sainte-Maxence. 2171:The Reserve Cavalry was sent forward as far as 1512: 651:). The parties detached on the previous day to 543:, and the Anglo-allies were in the vicinity of 33: 3347:Siborne names Antheuil as the specific village 2203:, along the high road to Saint-Martin-Longeau. 1572:The Brigade of Guards was at Cressy-Omencourt. 603:The Prussian I Corps marched on this day from 4626: 2883:). Under attack the Prussians retreated from 1890:Parisians hear the sound of the Prussian guns 1819:Prussian IV Corps take 2,000 French prisoners 284: 8: 4349: 3290:Lagny-sur-Marne is called L'Agny by Siborne. 2211:The French Army reaches the suburbs of Paris 1325:Aftermath of the skirmish at Crépy-en-Valois 798:Napoleon withdrew from Paris to the country 2916:Two French corps on the south side of Paris 2779:Blücher's headquarters remained at Gonesse. 2534:Blücher and Wellington's plan of operations 2137:. It sent out infantry detachments towards 879:Wellington's headquarters were at Joncourt. 501:, commander of the Anglo-allied army, and 3401:Vaudherland is spelt Vauderlan by Sibourne 3114: 3112: 3110: 3108: 3003:Wellington's headquarters were at Gonesse. 2805:Wellington's headquarters were at Louvres. 1778:The Prussians vigorously pursue the French 1218:Wellington's headquarters were at Vermand. 883:The right wing of the French army, led by 291: 277: 269: 30: 4865:(4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable 4834:, Parker, Furnivall, and Parker, p. 2109:Prussians arrive in front of Saint-Denis. 1547:Blücher's headquarters were at Compiègne. 1538:; and its 3rd Brigade at Crépy-en-Valois. 1460:) marched through Péronne, towards Roye. 1091:, and thence push forward detachments to 3281:Acy-en-Multien is called Assy by Siborne 3015:Davoust's headquarters were at Villette. 2793:The Hanoverian cavalry was at Luzarches. 2724:. The British cavalry moved to Louvres. 1955:Napoleon just a river width from capture 1585:Wellington's headquarters were at Nesle. 1232:Grouchy's headquarters were at Soissons. 891:; the left, with Grouchey, at Soissons. 755:To this Blücher replied verbally, by an 4749: 4728: 4716: 4704: 4692: 4680: 4668: 4653: 4641: 4622: 4610: 4598: 4575: 4563: 4546: 4525: 4513: 4496: 4484: 4467: 4455: 4438: 4426: 4409: 4392: 4380: 4363: 4337: 4322: 4310: 4298: 4273: 4256: 4244: 4211: 4199: 4176: 4164: 4147: 4128: 4116: 4101: 4086: 4069: 4052: 4040: 4023: 4011: 3996: 3984: 3965: 3934: 3911: 3899: 3884: 3872: 3855: 3838: 3826: 3811: 3796: 3779: 3767: 3755: 3743: 3718: 3706: 3689: 3677: 3660: 3645: 3633: 3621: 3609: 3580: 3568: 3553: 3528: 3513: 3501: 3489: 3477: 3458: 3446: 3439: 3043: 2071:, on the road to Saint-Just-en-Chaussée 702:; also that Grouchy's army had reached 643:, and by its left, with the outpost at 3592: 2280:The IV Corps had its vanguard between 2047:Blücher's headquarters were at Senlis. 1742:Fighting on the Lévignen–Nanteuil road 1608:The III and IV Corps were at Soissons. 1534:about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from 1519:Bivouacs on the evening of the 27 June 1486:Pillaging by some Dutch-Belgian troops 1280:Aftermath of the skirmish at Compiègne 2576:over to the other bank of the river. 2023:Bivouacs on the evening of 28 of June 1919:Waterloo Campaign: peace negotiations 991:Waterloo Campaign: peace negotiations 739:Waterloo Campaign: peace negotiations 7: 2242:; with detachments of the latter at 2175:, in direct support of the I Corps. 1407:Blücher secures the line of the Oise 810:Armies dispositions evening 25 June 539:with Blücher's headquarters were at 3433:Clamart is spelt Clamord by Siborne 3383:Savigny is spelt Savegny by Siborne 2490:wrote a letter to the Commissioners 1433:Anglo-allied army crosses the Somme 733:Politics and Blücher military plans 535:. The Prussians were in and around 2745:Bivouacs on the evening of 30 June 2533: 2227:Bivouacs on the evening of 29 June 2087:Wellington's headquarters were at 1913:A passport for Napoleon is refused 1399:morning, the road leading through 1060:, and partly by Saint-Quentin and 1011:, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, and Creil. 928:), and a Dutch-Belgian Brigade of 422:Reduction of the French fortresses 25: 3308:The coordinates of the junction: 3149:Siborne spells the location Gouay 3000:, on the Chantilly road to Paris. 2945:Bivouacs on the evening of 1 July 2555:Capture of bridges over the Seine 1190:The 4th Division was encamped at 686:, and the 10th at Homblières and 682:. The 11th Brigade bivouacked at 647:of the vanguard of the IV Corps ( 4848: 3194:Wellington wrote in French (the 2594:western and southern provinces. 1087:, and its vanguard was to reach 212: 201: 188: 176: 163: 149: 129: 47: 2405:of this line of defence on the 2340:French means of defending Paris 2287:Blücher's headquarters were at 1734:cavalry and artillery, towards 1420:Feebleness of French resistance 1146:Blücher's headquarters were at 802:. From there he issued a final 3176:Silborne calls the town Crespy 2825:French sortie into Argenteuil 2562:expedition to capture Napoleon 2560:the aftermath of his abortive 2153:; and cavalry parties towards 1626:Prussian surprise night attack 1: 4822:(in German), Maurer, p. 3947:Wellington & Gurwood 1847 3131:Siborne calls it Mattignies. 2496:Prussians storm Aubervilliers 1925:French Provisional Government 639:, with Captain Goschitzky in 262:Prussian Army order of battle 3272:Siborne spells it Levignon. 1661:Château de Villers-Cotterêts 1605:) were at Villers-Cotterêts. 1508:William I of the Netherlands 1118:Positions on evening 26 June 817:The Prussian I Corps was at 619:. Its vanguard pushed on to 489:on 18 June 1815, the French 18:Battle of Saint-Denis (1815) 4862:The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 3211:Silborne spells it Bereuil. 3167:Siborne spells it Gilocourt 1621:Battle of Villers-Cotterêts 1312:Skirmish at Crépy-en-Valois 1262:From along the edge of the 752:to negotiate an armistice. 510:following week (18–24 June) 257:French Army order of battle 4901: 3365:Siborne spells it Baubigny 3050:Siborne spells this Cérisy 2861: 2833:Nevertheless, a prolonged 2409:, was strongly fortified. 1992:, and its left in rear of 1984:Anglo-allied army advances 1937:Antoine-François Andréossy 1916: 1468:, and joined the I Corps. 988: 973:. The reserve moved on to 804:address to the French army 736: 670:) marched from Nouviou to 485:After their defeat at the 4859:Siborne, William (1848), 4627:Rau & Cronenthal 1826 3029:following week (2–7 July) 2373:Davout, Prince of Eckmühl 1211:The Pontoon Train was at 715:Prince William of Prussia 564:following week (2–7 July) 308: 250: 225: 122: 76: 62:North German Federal Army 46: 38: 4695:, pp. 728, 741–742. 2058:Its reserve was at Roye. 1941:United States of America 1831:Prussians close to Paris 1580:Villers-Saint-Christophe 666:The Prussian III Corps ( 537:Aisonville-et-Bernoville 3120:La Neuville-sur-Ressons 2783:The Anglo-allied army: 2467:Battle of Aubervilliers 2375:, was appointed by the 2277:, in support of Zieten. 2161:. Zieten also occupied 2014:The Reserve, under Sir 1967:, on 28 June, with the 1496:Malplaquet proclamation 832:The Anglo-allied army: 527:, under the command of 493:, under the command of 66:Army of the Upper Rhine 2864:Battle of Rocquencourt 2858:Battle of Rocquencourt 2377:Provisional Government 2008:to Crèvecœur-le-Petit. 1990:Saint-Just-en-Chaussée 1807:, Meaux, crossing the 1655: 1516: 1171:Beauvois-en-Vermandois 971:Charles, Duke of Berry 783:lower down the Oise. 750:Provisional Government 663:, were now called in. 226:Commanders and leaders 4780:"Le Plessis-Longueau" 2819:continuing endeavours 2716:Anglo-Allied advances 2689:Pierrefitte-sur-Seine 2646:Battle of Saint-Denis 2566:Saint-Germain-en-Laye 2314:Saint-Martin-Longueau 1948:letter of the 26 June 1667:French counter attack 1653: 1345:Prussian right column 1247:Skirmish at Compiègne 1132:The III Corps was at 848:, near Saint-Quentin. 698:, and marched off to 519:under the command of 84:25 June – 1 July 1815 4625:, pp. 731–732; 3516:, pp. 686, 687. 3327:49.53217°N 2.69839°E 3252:49.28718°N 2.95855°E 3081:49.69019°N 3.48514°E 2817:Notwithstanding the 2579: 2309:), were at Clermont. 2018:, marched upon Roye. 2000:The II Corps, under 1601:) and the VI Corps ( 1597:The Imperial Guard ( 1242:Prussian left column 1139:The IV Corps was at 1002: 912:Surrender of Péronne 899: 692:Charleville-Mézières 688:Mesnil-Saint-Laurent 4766:Gronow, Rees Howell 4707:, pp. 742–744. 4656:, pp. 739–740. 4613:, pp. 731–732. 4578:, pp. 730–731. 4528:, pp. 728–729. 4499:, pp. 727–728. 4470:, pp. 726–727. 4441:, pp. 725–726. 4395:, pp. 717–718. 4366:, pp. 716–717. 4325:, pp. 715–716. 4313:, pp. 714–715. 4259:, pp. 713–714. 4179:, pp. 711–712. 4104:, pp. 708–709. 4055:, pp. 706–707. 4026:, pp. 705–706. 3999:, pp. 704–705. 3914:, pp. 701–702. 3887:, pp. 700–701. 3841:, pp. 698–699. 3814:, pp. 697–698. 3758:, pp. 695–696. 3624:, pp. 690–691. 3583:, pp. 689–690. 3492:, pp. 685–686. 3461:, pp. 684–685. 3323: / 3248: / 3077: / 2989:, Vaudherland, and 2970:Anglo-allied army: 2752:The Prussian army: 2584:Lieutenant Colonel 2492:making this clear. 2365:Fédéral Tirailleurs 2330:Pont-Sainte-Maxence 2326:Le Plessis-Villette 2295:Anglo-allied army: 2223:on the south side. 2201:Estrées-Saint-Denis 2184:7th British Brigade 1961:Palace of Malmaison 1551:Anglo-allied army: 1494:of 20 June and his 1298:Forest of Compiègne 1158:Anglo-allied army: 1045:bivouac at Chauny. 997:replied immediately 800:Palace of Malmaison 777:Pont-Sainte-Maxence 611:, on the road from 553:Le Cateau-Cambrésis 4731:, p. 746–747. 4131:, p. 709–710. 3782:, p. 696–697. 3721:, p. 694–695. 3692:, p. 693–694. 3648:, p. 691–692. 2275:Tremblay-en-France 2271:Dammartin-en-Goele 2069:Crèvecœur-le-Petit 1717:Fresnoy-la-Rivière 1656: 1441:, marched through 1379:Skirmish at Senlis 1208:, and Bellenglise. 1089:Gournay-sur-Aronde 916:Major General Sir 908:and its vicinity. 678:, and the 12th at 599:Prussian movements 499:Duke of Wellington 495:Napoleon Bonaparte 487:Battle of Waterloo 241:Duke of Wellington 4880:Waterloo campaign 3332:49.53217; 2.69839 3257:49.28718; 2.95855 3086:49.69019; 3.48514 3007:The French army: 2507:Saint-Denis Canal 2453:bridge of Neuilly 2420:. The village of 2269:The III Corps at 1903:Army of the North 1536:Villers-Cotterêts 1350:Skirmish at Creil 1291:Villers-Cotterêts 900:Wellington's Army 825:; and the 4th at 491:Army of the North 480: 479: 373:Villers-Cotterêts 313:Waterloo campaign 267: 266: 142:Seventh Coalition 118: 117: 95:La Belle Alliance 58:Seventh Coalition 41:Waterloo campaign 16:(Redirected from 4892: 4866: 4852: 4851: 4838: 4826: 4813: 4812: 4810: 4794: 4793: 4791: 4784:Notice Communale 4775: 4753: 4747: 4732: 4726: 4720: 4714: 4708: 4702: 4696: 4690: 4684: 4678: 4672: 4666: 4657: 4651: 4645: 4639: 4630: 4620: 4614: 4608: 4602: 4596: 4579: 4573: 4567: 4561: 4550: 4544: 4529: 4523: 4517: 4511: 4500: 4494: 4488: 4482: 4471: 4465: 4459: 4453: 4442: 4436: 4430: 4424: 4413: 4407: 4396: 4390: 4384: 4378: 4367: 4361: 4355: 4351:Notice Communale 4347: 4341: 4335: 4326: 4320: 4314: 4308: 4302: 4296: 4277: 4271: 4260: 4254: 4248: 4242: 4229: 4221: 4215: 4209: 4203: 4197: 4180: 4174: 4168: 4162: 4151: 4145: 4132: 4126: 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4249: 4247:, p. 713. 4230: 4216: 4214:, p. 720. 4204: 4202:, p. 712. 4181: 4169: 4167:, p. 711. 4152: 4150:, p. 710. 4133: 4121: 4119:, p. 709. 4106: 4091: 4089:, p. 708. 4074: 4072:, p. 707. 4057: 4045: 4043:, p. 706. 4028: 4016: 4014:, p. 705. 4001: 3989: 3987:, p. 704. 3970: 3968:, p. 703. 3951: 3949:, p. 172. 3939: 3937:, p. 702. 3916: 3904: 3902:, p. 701. 3889: 3877: 3875:, p. 700. 3860: 3858:, p. 699. 3843: 3831: 3829:, p. 698. 3816: 3801: 3799:, p. 697. 3784: 3772: 3770:, p. 696. 3760: 3748: 3746:, p. 695. 3723: 3711: 3709:, p. 694. 3694: 3682: 3680:, p. 693. 3665: 3663:, p. 692. 3650: 3638: 3636:, p. 691. 3626: 3614: 3612:, p. 690. 3597: 3585: 3573: 3571:, p. 689. 3558: 3556:, p. 688. 3533: 3531:, p. 687. 3518: 3506: 3504:, p. 686. 3494: 3482: 3480:, p. 685. 3463: 3451: 3449:, p. 684. 3438: 3436: 3435: 3426: 3412: 3403: 3394: 3385: 3376: 3367: 3358: 3349: 3340: 3301: 3292: 3283: 3274: 3265: 3226: 3213: 3204: 3187: 3178: 3169: 3160: 3151: 3142: 3133: 3124: 3104: 3095: 3052: 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1581: 1577: 1574: 1571: 1568: 1565: 1561: 1557: 1554: 1553: 1552: 1546: 1543: 1540: 1537: 1533: 1529: 1528: 1527: 1524: 1518: 1515: 1511: 1509: 1504: 1500: 1497: 1493: 1492:General order 1485: 1483: 1481: 1477: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1461: 1459: 1455: 1450: 1448: 1444: 1440: 1432: 1430: 1426: 1419: 1417: 1413: 1406: 1404: 1402: 1396: 1392: 1389: 1387: 1378: 1376: 1372: 1370: 1364: 1362: 1358: 1349: 1344: 1342: 1340: 1334: 1332: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1311: 1309: 1305: 1303: 1299: 1294: 1292: 1286: 1279: 1277: 1275: 1274: 1268: 1265: 1260: 1256: 1254: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1228: 1225: 1224: 1223: 1222:French army: 1217: 1214: 1210: 1207: 1203: 1199: 1196: 1193: 1189: 1187: 1183: 1179: 1176: 1172: 1168: 1165: 1161: 1160: 1159: 1153: 1149: 1145: 1142: 1138: 1135: 1131: 1128: 1127: 1126: 1123: 1117: 1115: 1112: 1110: 1102: 1100: 1096: 1094: 1090: 1086: 1082: 1077: 1075: 1069: 1067: 1063: 1059: 1055: 1051: 1046: 1042: 1040: 1036: 1031: 1027: 1023: 1021: 1017: 1012: 1010: 1000: 998: 992: 982: 980: 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2131:Bondy Wood 2006:Montdidier 1837:Le Bourget 1678:Vauciennes 1458:Colville's 1439:Villecourt 1403:to Paris. 1273:tiraillade 1083:as far as 1050:Homblieres 1016:Fargnieres 975:Bellicourt 926:Maitland's 844:), was at 823:Homblieres 700:Montcornet 672:Homblières 625:river Oise 531:, were at 462:18–24 June 457:17–18 June 452:16–17 June 441:Chronology 434:Guadeloupe 101:) towards 64:; yellow: 3318:2°41′54″E 3243:2°57′31″E 3072:3°29′07″E 3023:Aftermath 2998:Sarcelles 2923:Châtillon 2733:Luzarchea 2729:Chantilly 2695:Aftermath 2620:Cormeille 2589:upon the 2525:Aftermath 2446:Charenton 2434:Vincennes 2389:Monfauçon 2307:Estorff's 2221:Montrouge 2039:Dammartin 2002:Lord Hill 1797:Vincennes 1772:d'Erlon's 1686:Pisseleux 1302:Gilocourt 1253:Compiègne 936:upon the 918:John Byng 887:, was at 773:Compiègne 621:Fargniers 428:Caribbean 417:La Suffel 208:Brunswick 4768:(1863), 2881:Exelmans 2539:stream. 2416:and the 2414:Rouillon 2371:Marshal 2173:Tremblay 1860:Lottum's 1753:Reille's 1747:French. 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Waterloo campaign: Waterloo to Paris (25 June – 1 July)

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