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A voice from Waterloo: A history of the battle fought on the 18th June, 1815

Chapter 4: LIST OF PLATES.
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An eyewitness memoir reconstructs the campaign and the climactic 1815 battle near Brussels, combining first‑hand recollections from long residence on the field with collected testimony, official dispatches, plans, and contemporary illustrations. The narrative follows the political and military lead‑up, the disposition and movements of forces, and the principal engagements and turning points, while addressing disputed timings, actions, and claims of honor. Maps, selected orders and letters, portraits, and engraved plans are used to clarify conflicting accounts and present a concise, corrective history intended for general readers and visitors to the battlefield.

LIST OF PLATES.

  1. Wellington and Napoleon Frontispiece.
  2. Outline Map of the campaign facing page     1
  3. Field of Waterloo 26
  4. Hougoumont 28
  5. Marshal Ney 52
  6. Sir Thomas Picton 58
  7. Lord Uxbridge 70
  8. Field-Marshal Blücher 86
  9. Lord Hill 93
10. La Belle-Alliance 99
11. Napoleon 190
12. Plan of the Field of Waterloo, towards sun-set, on June 18th at the end.