This is an issue of historical timing, vs practical timing. Remember that June 21 is the longest day of the year. Considering that Waterloo took place 3 days before that, for all intents and purposes, it is the longest daylight week of the year. Having been in northern Europe that time of year, I can attest that they do have a LOT of light hours. 9:00 P.M. is still plenty light to fight, as is 4:00 A.M. HOWEVER, generals did understand the need for resting their troops, and to my knowledge very few battles took place before 7:00 or 8:00 or even 9:00 in the morning, so for game purposes adjusting the "dawn" time to something later would be more accurate from the practical point of view. As for the other end of the day... Historically, Gneisenau pursued the French all the way to Geneppe, which is where Blucher met Wellington around 10:00 P.M. and the last cavalry attacks continued even further south, until around 11:00 P.M.. I wouldn't change that end of the game time.
Ensign William Davis
23rd (Royal Welsh) Fusiliers
