A voice from Waterloo : a history of the battle fought on the 18th June 1815, with a selection from the Wellington dispatches, general orders and letters relating to the battle / by Edward Cotton.

  • Cotton, Edward, 1792-1849.
Date:
1862
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Credit: A voice from Waterloo : a history of the battle fought on the 18th June 1815, with a selection from the Wellington dispatches, general orders and letters relating to the battle / by Edward Cotton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    surface of the battle field, knowledge of the composition and even dress of the different bodies of the French troops which stood before us, and by paying close attention to the remarks made by many a gallant comrade revisiting the spot, I have in a great measure succeeded in reconciling discrepances which perhaps no other person could explain. I am also emboldened to think that my « Voice from Waterloo w presents to the general reader all the leading facts of this eventful struggle, in so concise a manner, and at so moderate a cost, as to secure it a preference over every other narration of the battle. Although not strictly belonging to u A Voice from Wa- terloo, » I have added, as a connecting link in the narrative an outline map, and a sketch of the military operations of the campaign of 1815. Most anxious to avoid the imputation of having employed the materials of others without acknowledgment, I beg to state that, besides various military periodicals, I have made use of captain Siborne’s History of the War in France and Belgium : The Military Life of the Duke of Wellington, by Major Basil Jackson and Captain Rochfort Scott; The Wellington Dispatches and General Orders, by Colonel Gur- wood ; Fall of Napoleon, by Colonel Mitchell; Political and Military Life of Napoleon, and The Art of War, by General Jomini; History of the King’s German Legion, by Major Beamish ; Prussian History of the Campaign of 1815, by General Grollman, etc., etc. As to the manner in which I have executed my task, I know I am open to criticism. No doubt many of my remarks will be considered too digressive. Some persons will think I am too hard upon Napoleon : my authorities in this are more frequently French than English. Others