'One of the lancers rode by, and stabbed me in the back with his
lance. I then turned, and lay with my face upward, and a foot
soldier stabbed me with his sword as he walked by. Immediately
after, another, with his firelock and bayonet, gave me a terrible
plunge, and while doing it with all his might, exclaimed, "Sacre
nom de Dieu!" ' The truly epic and brutal battle of Waterloo was a
pivotal moment in history - a single day, one 24-hour period,
defined the course of Europe's future. In March 1815, the Allies
declared war on Napoleon in response to his escape from exile and
the renewed threat to imperial European rule. Three months later,
on 18 June 1815, having suffered considerable losses at
Quatre-Bras, Wellington's army fell back on Waterloo, some ten
miles south of Brussels. Halting on the ridge, they awaited
Napoleon's army, blocking their entry to the capital. This would
become the Allies' final stand, the infamous battle of Waterloo. In
this intimate, hour-by-hour account, acclaimed military historian
Robert Kershaw resurrects the human stories at the centre of the
fighting, creating an authoritative single-volume biography of this
landmark battle. Drawing on his profound insight and a field
knowledge of military strategy, Kershaw takes the reader to where
the impact of the orders was felt, straight into the heart of the
battle, shoulder to shoulder with the soldiers on the
mud-splattered ground. Masterfully weaving together painstakingly
researched eyewitness accounts, diaries and letters - many never
before seen or published - this gripping portrayal of Waterloo
offers unparalleled authenticity. Extraordinary images of the men
and women emerge in full colour; the voices of the sergeants, the
exhausted foot-soldiers, the boy ensigns, the captains and the
cavalry troopers, from both sides, rise from the page in vivid and
telling detail, as the fate of Europe hangs by a thread.
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