Timeline of The Waterloo Campaign
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May 9
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May 10
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May 20
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May 25
Soult orders Gérard to prepare 4th Corps
I am writing to you on the subject of General... -
May 29
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May 31
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June 1
Armée du Nord Dispositions
1st Corps, d’Erlon headquartered at Valenciennes 1st Division west of... -
June 1
Allied Dispositions
The eventual Prussian concentration orders are shown. Clausewitz summarized... -
June 3
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June 3
Napoleon’s orders for the Guard to depart Paris
You will send tomorrow, the 4th, and at the latest,... -
June 3
Napoleon reorganizes the Cavalry and appoints Grouchy its Commander in Chief
Au Maréchal Davout Prince d’Eckmühl, Ministre de la Guerre, à... -
June 4
Soult’s Report about Army Strength
Rapport à l’Empereur. Paris, le 4 Juin ——— 1815. Sire,... -
June 4
Soult’s Report about Army Disposition for June 12 including Gérard
In accordance with the orders of Your Majesty, I have... -
June 5
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June 6
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June 6
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June 6
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June 6
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June 6
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June 6
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June 7
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June 7
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June 8
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June 9
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June 10
A Most Important Day
Napoleon’s correspondence includes one entry for June 10, À Peyrusse, Trésorier... -
June 10
Napoleon Dictates
Archives Nationales, 400AP is devoted to Napoleon and his descendants. ... -
June 10
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June 10
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June 10
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June 11
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June 12
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June 12
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June 12
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June 12
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June 12
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June 12
Orders for d’Erlon and Reille?
Neither the drafts nor Soult’s registry contain letters to d’Erlon... -
June 12
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June 12
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June 13
Countermanding Orders
Any doubt of Napoleon’s intentions for the upcoming advance were... -
June 13
Position of the Army on the 14th
There are several copies available for the final preparatory movements... -
June 13
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June 14
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June 14
Order of Movement for the 15th
There are several copies available for the Order of Movement... -
June 14
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June 15
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June 15
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June 15
The Advance of the Left
The left column encountered none of the difficulties the center... -
June 15
Imaginary Success
Illustration by BatteryRose Napoleon believed he had achieved a great... -
June 16
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June 16
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June 16
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June 17
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June 17
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June 18
Historical Mythology
Woodville, Richard Caton, “‘Scotland forever!’: Scots grey at Waterloo ” (1905). Prints, Drawings... -
June 18