Waterloo 1815

by Hofschroer, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781844151769
• ISBN10: 184415176X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-20
• Publisher: Pen & Sword

Summary

Histories of the Waterloo campaign and tours of the battlefield generally concentrate on the battle between the armies of Napoleon and Wellington - the role of Blucher's Prussians is left in the background. Peter Hofschöer's fascinating account focuses on the Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo and on their critical but often neglected contribution to the battle. He tells the story of the gruelling Prussian advance towards the battlefield and he records the ferocious and decisive fight that broke out when they arrived. At every stage he allows the reader to follow in the footsteps of the Prussian soldiers as they struggled across the Belgian countryside almost 200 years ago.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	6	(1)
Introduction	7	(2)
The Retreat to Wavre	9	(10)
The Night in Wavre	19	(8)
The Strategic Position	27	(5)
The March to Plancenoit	32	(11)
Plancenoit	43	(21)
The Battle of Wavre, 18/19 June 1815	64	(10)
The Aftermath	74	(27)
The Four Armies	101	(9)
Tour Guide	110	(15)
Orders of battle	125	(4)
Recommended further reading	129	(2)
Index	131