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The after battle report is very interesting to me. General Friant commander of the Imperial guard foot grenadiers lost the 1st battalion of the 2nd foot grenadiers to General Morand, who needed them to stiffen the young guard at Plancenoit. The two battalions of the first foot Grenadiers were held back at Rossomme with the remains of his division, only our battalions strong, joined the Chasseurs in the Old Guard final assault against Wellington’s center. The attack came in several uncoordinated columns. General Friant along with Marshal Ney, were at the head of the first column which was the 1st battalion of the 3rd foot grenadiers. They overwhelmed the English 30th and the 2nd battalion of the 79th foot of General Halkett’s brigade. General Friant was rendered hors de combat after being shot in his sword hand and returned to the Emperor to report all was going well. Once again Marshal Ney was leading from the front!

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Thanks Clifton. this has been a very nice read . [;)]

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Prince d` Istria et Comte d` Arles La Jeune Garde

"Toujours féroce,jamais étourdi"

General Michel the deputy commander of the Chasseurs de garde at the head of the 3rd Chasseurs he drove past the English 30th and 73rd foot as his men moved up Mont Saint Jean. As he reached the crest the massed volleys of the 1st foot Guards under General Maitland cut great swathes through his ranks. It is believed at this point he died instantly when struck by a musket ball between the eyes. My question would be why use four battalions to brake the English center?

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Marshal Ney losing his fourth horse of the day fought on foot telling d’Erlon, that don’t be worried about the English musket balls that were missing them all day but the French royalist that were to be sure on point!

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Napoleon’s army had achieved marvels. It had been engaged by nearly double its numbers, and since 3.30p.m. It had kept Wellington’s superior army drawn up in a defensive posture, tacking incredible punishment from artillery, cavalry and combined arms assaults. The French Armee had held the Prussians at Plancenoit with less than half the Prussians numbers, while attacking Wellingtons superior force with a lesser force and at one point 6-6.30.p.m. nearly braking his centre. IMO all the men in the Gran Armee were hero’s of this battle and no one should get more honor then the poor soldats that fought this battle. I say vie la’ France Vie la’ Emperor that is why they call this era the Napoleonic battles two hundred years later!

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My vote is for general Cambronne! For his answer to the reds: "La Garde meurt, mais ne se rend pas! Merde!"

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What a fitting end to honor!Mesi to all.

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I really do have to come to Helga's more often. What a great read, thanks Clifton.

Taking my cue from the movie, I'd have to say that Blucher was the hero of the day. If not for his timely arrival, disastrous charge or not the French would have routed Wellington.

Maréchal John Mitchell
Grande Duc de Rivoli et Comte de Bordeaux
Commandant Division Infanterie; La Veille Garde
105e Regiment d' Infantrie Ligne,
2e Brigade, 1er Division Infanterie,
I Corp, AdN

For hero of the campaign, my vote goes to the anonymous oenophile of Gosselies, who entertained Ney and Reille (and possibly D'Erlon) very late into the morning of June 16, 1815 with all the best samplings from his wine cellar. Without the delay consequent to their substantial hang-over, the Battle of Quatre Bras would have been such a walk-over as to be a non-event.

Or perhaps the 4 Austrian hussars who de-fenestrated Berthier in Switzerland (Geneva?) immediately on hearing of Nappy's return from Elba.

Cadet Pieter Geerkens
VII Saxon Corps
22ème Division,
2ème Brigade,
Anger Grenadier Battalion

"Even in the attack, [I found] the spade the equal of the rifle." - Erwin Rommel

De Fenestrated? That sounds painful[:)]

'I have just looked this up in the dictionary and can confirm it was painful indeed pain ending well done sir'

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Baron de l'Empire
2e Regiment Gardes d'Honneur (the regaled pheasants)
La Jeune Garde
CO. 1er Brigade, III Division Cavalerie Legere, III Corps Armee du Nord
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A hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters (fictional or historical) that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice – that is, heroism – for some greater good, originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence.


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LOL - is this thread still going on?

Getting close to setting a record.

Almost as many reads as the one we had about Ludwig's wig supply! [:p]

Colonel Bill Peters
Armee du Rhin - V Corps, Cavalerie du V Corps, 20ème légère Brigade de Cavalerie, 13ème Hussar Regiment
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram, Jena-Auerstaedt and ... more to come)

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<br />LOL - is this thread still going on?

Getting close to setting a record.

Almost as many reads as the one we had about Ludwig's wig supply! [:p]

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Armee du Rhin - V Corps, Cavalerie du V Corps, 20ème légère Brigade de Cavalerie, 13ème Hussar Regiment
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I am stunned this is going so long too...it is quite amazing...

As for the whigs, no one does them better than the Austrian Pink Pompadour Tinker Toy Brigade!! [:D]

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Monsieur Waterloo needs to be look at in different why the amount of espionage is amazing the counterespionage and the number of syies and operatives to me were far greater then when Monsieur Charles Redd was working for the Emperor. As you see it was the ordinary men and women that gave both sides imformation on movements and placements of Arms.I will say that Col Gray was a real James Bond and there were others as well. In the Civil war in America this was put to the ultimate test esp at Gettysburg.


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Was the Old Guard betrayed in my mine they were, why were they betrayed and by whom? When it looked like one more push would do the job the Capitaine of battles sent in his Guard to do the task was it an impossible task IMHO no!

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