D.

Dalton, Charles, his _Waterloo Roll Call_ cited, 86.

Damitz, Major, his _Histoire de la Campagne de 1815_, cited, 144, 148, 149, 227, 285, 316, 317.

D’Auvergne. (See LA TOUR D’AUVERGNE.)

Davout, Marshal, desired field service, but was left at Paris, 22; would probably have prevented defeat at Waterloo, if in place of Ney or Grouchy, 22; Napoleon writes him, anticipating battle or retreat of Prussians, 45; his _Histoire de la Vie Militaire_, etc., cited, 22, 164, 166, 173.

Daylight in Belgium, through June from before sunrise at 4 A.M. until 9 P.M., 52, 251.

De Lancey, Colonel Sir William, Wellington’s chief of staff, 81; instructions to, lost, 81-82; his “Disposition” of the British army at 7 A.M., June 16th, 85-86, n. [186]; hurriedly drawn up, 114, n. [245]; is furnished copy of Wellington’s survey-sketches, 296.

Delbrück, Hans, his _Das Leben des Feldmarschalls Grafen Reithardt von Gneisenau_, cited, 34, 73, 78, 81, 109, 144, 145, 146, 149, 159, 204, 226, 228, 234.

D’Erlon, Count, commander 1st French corps, 18; position in the advance, 46; backwardness of his corps, 50-56, 94, 118, 119, 124, 127, 131, 132, 137-140, 156, 198; his wandering march, 157-161, 170-172, 174-175, 180-182, 193-196; ordered to halt at Frasnes, 177-178, 183; presence of his corps at Quatre Bras would have assured Ney’s victory, 184-186; ordered to pursue the English rear guard, 215; in the first line at Waterloo, 289, 301; his grand assault upon the allied line, 304-307; unwieldy formation of his troops, 305, 329; rallied to support the Guard, 318, 330; his corps hopelessly disorganized, 325.

Dirom, Captain, of 1st British foot-guards, describes advance of Imperial Guard, 335.

_Documents Inédits sur la Campagne de 1815_, cited, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 67, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 129, 131, 134, 141, 154, 155, 156, 169, 178, 180, 182, 189, 190, 191, 195, 196, 201, 203, 292, 302, 307, 308, 314, 326, 352.

Domon, General, commander cavalry division 3d French corps, 26; with Napoleon on march to Waterloo, 212; reported retreat of the Prussians, 246; at Waterloo, 301.

Donzelot, General, commander division 1st French corps, 25; in d’Erlon’s assault at Waterloo, 305; supports cavalry charge, 310; brilliant attacks upon the allied line in support of the Guard, 318, 322, 330, 337, 338.

Dörnberg, Major-General Sir William, commander British cavalry brigade, 35, 36; reports Napoleon as having turned towards Charleroi, 80, 83; as to Wellington’s pledge of support to Blücher on the 16th, 145.

Drouot, General, Adjutant-General of the Imperial Guard, an officer of great merit, 20; advised Napoleon to delay battle at Waterloo, 292.

Du Casse, A., _Le Général Vandamme et sa Correspondance_, cited, 139.

Durutte, General, commander division 1st French corps, 25; in the advance, 50, 129, 176, 179 _et seq._; position at Waterloo, 302; in d’Erlon’s assault, 305; his division routed, 325, 341.

E.

Elchingen, Duke of. (See NEY.)

Ellesmere, Earl of, _Essays on History_, etc., cited, 10, 43, 74, 139, 239.

Elphinstone, Colonel, skilfully supports the British guards at Waterloo, 322.

Erckmann-Chatrian, _Waterloo_, cited, 306.

Exelmans, General, commander 2d French cavalry corps, 27; at Ligny, 154; in the march to Wavre, 212, 251 _et seq._

F.

Flahaut, General, on Napoleon’s staff, the bearer to Ney of the Emperor’s plans for the operations of the 16th, 121, 131, 134, 135; returns, bringing news of the result at Quatre Bras, 200.

Fleurus, point of retreat of the Prussians on the 15th, 48, 70; occupied by the French army on the 16th, 153-154; headquarters of Napoleon after battle of Ligny, 159, 200.

Foy, General, his _History of the War in the Peninsula_, portrait of Napoleon, 23; commander division 2d French corps, 25; in the advance to Quatre Bras, 49, 122, 129, 130; at Quatre Bras, 178; at Waterloo, 301-302; joins in attack upon Hougomont, 304.

Fraser, _Letters of Colonel Sir A. S._, cited, 30.

Fraser, Sir William, _Words on Wellington_, cited, 105.

Friant, General, commander division Old Guard, 26; at Waterloo, 316.

G.

Gardner, Mr. Dorsey, his _Quatre Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo_, cited, 29, 105, 249, 268.

Gawler, an officer of the British 52d regiment, his _Crisis and Close of the Action at Waterloo_, cited, 333.

Genappe, a smart skirmish at, 216; after the battle of Quatre Bras Wellington spent the night at, 233; the French retreat blocked at, 326.

Gérard, General Count, commander 4th French corps, 18; in the advance, 44, 46; at Ligny, 153, 154, 157-159, 165; in the march to Wavre, 211; urged Grouchy to march to the sound of the cannon, 256, 257, 262; wounded in the attack on Wavre, 265; his _Quelques Documents_ and _Dernières Observations_, etc., cited, 212, 247, 251, 252, 258, 259, 267, 271.

Girard, General, commander division 2d French corps, 25; in pursuit of the Prussians, 49; at Ligny, 153, 154; mortally wounded, 203 his division left at Ligny to care for the wounded, 203.

Gleig, Rev. G. R., his _Life of the Duke of Wellington_, cited, 92, 93.

Gneisenau, General, chief of staff to Blücher, an able administrator, 34; remiss in not fully informing Bülow of the situation, 73; believed that Wellington had given assurance of support at Ligny, 145, 149; assumed command after Blücher’s injury, 226; gave order for the retreat on Wavre, 226, 227; his want of confidence in Wellington, 229, 264.

Gomm, Sir William Maynard, _Letters and Journals of_, cited, 83, 112, 178, 299.

Gore, Captain Arthur, _An Historical Account of the Battle of Waterloo_, cited, 316, 319, 332.

Gourgaud, General, _Campagne de 1815_, cited, 4, 19, 52, 56, 63, 64, 66, 195, 215, 216, 338.

Grouchy, Marshal, commander French cavalry reserve, 18, 21; a veteran, 18; unfit for independent command, 208, 273; given command of the right wing, 21, 22, 135; in the first day’s advance, 47, 48; in the battle of Ligny, 154; given verbal orders by Napoleon to pursue the Prussians, 206, 209; his objections to order, 207, 208; the order dictated to General Bertrand, 209-211, 218-221, 223, 249 _et seq._, 345, 350, 358; force given him for pursuit, 209, 212, 220; his letter to Napoleon from Gembloux, 212-213, 245, 250; his movement on Wavre, 211-213, 245-262, 264-267, 272, 279, 288; issues orders for the morning of the 18th, 250; his letter to Pajol morning of 18th, 251; makes no change in his orders, 252; should have marched for the bridge of Moustier at daybreak, 253; neglects proper reconnoissance, 254; his despatch from Walhain, 255, 256; heard the sound of the cannon of Waterloo at Walhain, not Sart-à-Walhain, 256, 259, 287, 288, 345; refused to accept Gérard’s advice, 256, 257; was expected to arrive on left bank of the Dyle by the bridge of Moustier, 268 _et seq._, 345; probable result had he marched for Moustier at daybreak, 281, 283, 284, 326-328, 339, 342; or had followed the counsel of Gérard at noon, 261, 339, 342; in the battle of Wavre, 264-265; receives further orders from Napoleon, 265, 270; is supposed to be bearing toward the main army, 271, 272; carried the bridge of Limale, 271; expected to keep off Blücher, not to fight Wellington, 278; not solely responsible for defeat at Waterloo, 328, 342.

Guard. (See IMPERIAL GUARD.)

Gudin, General, Napoleon’s page at Waterloo, credited with story as to Napoleon’s health on morning of battle of Waterloo, 30.

Guilleminot, General, according to Charras, the real commander of Jerome Bonaparte’s division, 25, n. [35], 304.

Gurwood, Lieutenant-Colonel, _The Despatches of Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington_, cited, 39, 71, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 295, 328.

Guyot, General, commander cavalry division Imperial Guard, 27; at Ligny, 157; in Ney’s charge upon the allied centre, 310, 311.

H.

Halkett, General Sir Colin, commander British brigade, 35; assists in opposing charge of Imperial Guard at Waterloo, 320, 322, 331.

Hamilton, Lieutenant-General Sir F. W., his _Grenadier Guards_, cited, 111.

Hamley, General Edward Bruce, _The Operations of War_, etc., cited, 221, 222, 280, 281, 339.

Hardinge, General Sir Henry, English military _attaché_ at Blücher’s headquarters, gives Wellington’s criticism of Blücher’s position, 155; lost his left hand at Ligny, 229; story of discussion between Blücher and Gneisenau as to remaining in communication with the English, 230.

Harlet, General, commander 4th regiment grenadiers of the Guard at Waterloo, 316.

Henrion, General, commander 4th regiment chasseurs of the Guard at Waterloo, 316.

Heymès, Colonel, Ney’s aide-de-camp, 67; regarding interview between Ney and Napoleon, 49, n. [75], 67, 68; reports account of Ney’s interview with Napoleon at midnight of the 15th, 116; reports conference between Ney and Reille, 116; as to the inactivity of Ney on morning of 16th, 119; as to arrival of the 3.15 P.M. order to Ney from Napoleon, 195, n. [442]; overestimates Napoleon’s loss in taking La Haye Sainte, 307, n. [712]; denies that Ney ordered Guyot to charge upon the allied centre, 311.

Hill, Lieutenant-General Lord, commander 2d British corps, 38; a valuable man, 40; orders to, morning of the 16th, 82, 88, 89.

_Histoire de l’Ex-Garde_, cited, 326.

Hooper, George, his _Waterloo_, cited, 11, 77, 104, 155, 182, 183, 184, 190, 222, 282, 307.

Hougomont, Chateau of, description of, 297; occupied by the English, 300; French attack upon, 303, 304, 329, 330.

Hulot, General, succeeded General Bourmont to command of division 4th French corps, 26; at Ligny, 153, n. [345], 154.