M.

Mackworth, Sir Digby, on Lord Hill’s staff at Waterloo, describes advance of Imperial Guard, 332.

Maitland, Major-General, commander brigade British guards, 35; repulses attack of Imperial Guard at Waterloo, 319-323, 331-335.

_Malmesbury, Letters of the First Earl of_, cited, 81, 233.

Marbot, Colonel, his _Mémoires_, cited, 247, 254, 258, 268, 269, 270.

Marcognet, General, commander division 1st French corps, 25; position at Waterloo, 302; in d’Erlon’s assault 305; forced to abandon his position, 325, 341.

Marette, Chateau, at Walhain, 255, 288.

Marmont, Marshal, _Mémoires_, cited, 246, 247.

Maurice, Colonel J. F., his _Articles on Waterloo_, cited, 46, 47, 55, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86, 94, 103, 106, 167, 204, 220, 221, 224, 227, 230, 237, 238, 241, 250, 262, 263.

_Memorandum on the Battle of Waterloo_, cited, 72, 74, 90, 95.

Mercer, General Cavalié, _Journal of the Waterloo Campaign_, cited, 216, 310.

Michel, General, commander brigade chasseurs of Imperial Guard at Waterloo, 316.

Milhaud, General Count, commander French 4th cavalry corps, 27; at Ligny, 154, 157-159; at Waterloo, 301; in the charge upon the allied centre, 309.

Morris, William O’Connor, his _Great Commanders of Modern Times, and the Campaign of 1815_, cited, 69, 307.

Morvan, General Poret de, commander 3d regiment grenadiers of the Imperial Guard at Waterloo, 316, 317.

Mortier, Marshal, commander Imperial Guard, taken ill just before the opening of the campaign, 20, 46.

Mouton. (See LOBAU.)

Mudford, William, his _Historical Account of the Campaign in the Netherlands in 1815_, cited, 105.

Müffling, General Baron von, his _Passages from my Life_, cited, 39, 42, 71, 77, 78, 80, 81, 105, 109, 144, 145, 146, 159, 229, 233, 340, 341.

Muquardt, his _Précis de la Campagne de 1815_, cited, 118, 159, 177, 338.

N.

Napier, General Sir William, _Life of_, cited, 24, 191, 338.

Napier’s battery at Waterloo, 317, 318.

Napoleon, his return to Paris from Elba, 1; general military situation, 2; his reasons for taking the offensive, 2, 3; his plan of campaign, 4-15, 45, 59 _et seq._, 343, 348; his army, 16-28; gives Ney command of the left wing, 21, 49; his bodily strength and vigor, 23, 24, 29-31, 140, 200, 202, 290, 347, 348; leaves Paris for the field, 44; assembles his army near Charleroi, 44, 45; issues general order of movement, 45, 46; the advance to Fleurus, 46-53, 55 _et seq._; fixes his headquarters at Charleroi, 48; as to verbal orders to Ney to seize Quatre Bras, 52, 62-69, 343; midnight conference, with Ney on the 15th, 54, 116, 129, 130, 132, 140; orders to Ney on the 16th, 120-125, 130, 131, 134, 141-142, 154-156; his reasons for delay on morning of 16th, 132-142, 163; his arrival at Fleurus about 11 A.M., 152; examines the position at Ligny, 152; his plan for the battle, 152-153, 164 _et seq._; battle of Ligny, 152-175; delays decisive blow upon the unexpected appearance of d’Erlon’s corps, 157-158, 160, 161, 170, 171, 174, 198; spends the night after the battle of Ligny at Fleurus, 159, 200; his skill conspicuous at Ligny, 171; not responsible for d’Erlon’s wandering, 182, 193 _et seq._; his delay on the morning of the 17th, 197 _et seq._; loses the opportunity of overwhelming Wellington at Quatre Bras, 199-202, 344, 348; orders to Ney on the 17th, 201, 203 (see NEY); his march to join Ney, 203, 213-214; misconceives movement of Blücher, 203-206; his neglect of proper reconnoissance on the morning of the 17th, 205, 217, 218, 223-225, 344, 348; gives verbal order to Grouchy to pursue the Prussians, 206, 209 (see GROUCHY); the Bertrand order to Grouchy, 209-211, 218-223, 248, 249, 274, 345; leads pursuit of the English from Quatre Bras, 214, 215; not to blame for not pursuing the Prussians on the early morning of the 17th, 217; expects Grouchy to arrive by the bridge of Moustier, 247, 268 _et seq._, 290, 293, 294, 345; orders to Grouchy on the 18th, 265-272, 291; his headquarters at the Caillou house, 289; reconnoitres the field of battle of Waterloo at 1 A.M., 289; his conduct on the morning of the 18th, 289-294; his plan of battle, 292, 302 (see BATTLE OF WATERLOO); decides to defer the main attack until about 1 P.M., 292, 302; the attack upon Hougomont, 303, 304, 329; called from the front to resist Prussian attack upon his right flank, 308-309, 311 _et seq._, 330, 345, 346; returns to the front, 314; organizes general advance upon the British position, 315-317, 336; the attack of the Guard repulsed, 318-324, 331-338; his efforts to rally the Guard, 325; his army routed, 326; borne from the field in a square of the Guard, 326.

_Napoléon à Waterloo_, cited, 48, 50, 51, 69, 157, 181, 214, 215, 222, 247, 269, 270, 314, 319, 357.

Ney, Marshal, placed in the field at the last moment, 20, 21, 49, 55; given command of the left wing, 21, 49; overtakes the army near Charleroi, 49; movement on Quatre Bras on the 15th, 49-54, 55, 56, 62, 69, 139; verbal orders from Napoleon on the 15th to seize Quatre Bras, 52, 62-69, 343; midnight interview with Napoleon on the 15th, 54, 116, 129, 130, 132, 140; lacks a competent staff, 55, 119, 129, 140; his defective preparations and disobedience of orders on the 16th, 116-128, 140, 176-183, 186-187, 191, 344, 348; orders from Napoleon on the 16th, 120-125, 130, 131, 134, 141-142, 154-156; in the battle of Quatre Bras, 178-196; prevented Wellington’s aiding Blücher, 187; makes no report of the result of the battle to Napoleon, 200, 202; orders from Napoleon on the 17th, 201, 203; his neglect to pursue Wellington on the morning of the 17th, 214; with Napoleon in pursuit of Wellington to Waterloo, 214 _et seq._; his great attack with d’Erlon’s infantry upon the allied line, 304-307; the capture of La Haye Sainte, 307; cavalry attacks upon the allied centre, 309-311; non-employment of infantry, 309, 311, 318, 324, 337; responsible for mistakes in assaults upon the allied line, 311 _et seq._, 329, 330, 345; his lack of preparations for an attack by the Imperial Guard, 315, 317, 337, 338, 346; leads the charge of the Imperial Guard, 318-324, 331-338; contrasted with Wellington, 338.

O.

O’Connor Morris, William (see MORRIS).

Oldfield, Major John, his _Letters on the Battle of Waterloo_, cited, 89, 105, 296, 301.

Ollech, General von, _Geschichte des Feldzuges von_ 1815, cited, 72, 73, 76, 77, 83, 84, 85, 106, 109, 134, 136, 143, 144, 145, 149, 154, 205, 208, 209, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 238, 258, 262, 263, 285.

Ompteda, Colonel von, commander brigade King’s German Legion, 35; his brigade nearly annihilated near La Haye Sainte, 312.

Orange, Prince of, commander British 1st corps, 38; character as an officer, 40; hears of the French advance, 76; notifies Wellington at Brussels, 77; at Quatre Bras, 102, 178.

P.

Pack, Major-General Sir Denis, commander British brigade, 35; at Waterloo, 306.

Pajol, General, commander 1st French cavalry corps, 27; in the advance on the 15th, 46, 47; at Ligny, 154; in pursuit of the Prussians after Ligny, 205; with Grouchy in the march on Wavre, 212; in the battle of Wavre, 265.

Papelotte, small village in front of Wellington’s position at Waterloo, 297; occupied by Zieten’s corps, 324.

Pascallet, M. E., _Notice Biographique sur M. le Maréchal Marquis de Grouchy_, cited, 209, 357.

Perponcher, General, commander division Dutch-Belgians, 38; at Quatre Bras, 102, 103, 112, 178; his position at Waterloo, 299.

Picton, Sir Thomas, commander 5th British division, 38; a man of energy and capacity, 40; at Quatre Bras, 178; in battle of Waterloo, 299; repulses d’Erlon’s charge, 306, 307.

Pirch I., General von, commander 2d Prussian corps, 32; headquarters at Namur, 33; at Ligny, 143, 151, 159; falls back towards Wavre, 159, 226, 232, 246, 339, 340, 346; delayed in leaving Wavre, 262, 263; supports Bülow’s assaults upon Planchenoit, 325, 340.

Piré, Lieutenant-General, commander cavalry division 2d French corps, 25; in the advance, 49; at Quatre Bras, 178; at Waterloo, 301, 337.

Planchenoit, 313, n. [722]; attacked successfully by Bülow, retaken by Napoleon, 311; gallantly defended by the Young Guard and Count de Lobau, 311.

Ponsonby, Major-General Sir William, commander Union brigade English cavalry, 35; his charge at Waterloo, 306, 307, 313.

Porter’s _History Royal Engineers_, cited, 296, 312.

Powell, Captain, 1st British footguards, 334; describes advance of Imperial Guard at Waterloo, 319, 324.

Q.

Quatre Bras, value of the position, 3 _et seq._, 12, 13, 61 _et seq._, 94 _et seq._ (See BATTLE OF.)

Quinet, Edgar, _Histoire de la Campagne de 1815_, cited, 11, 58, 282.

Quiot, General, commanded Allix’s division at Waterloo, 302; assigned to the task of capturing La Haye Sainte, 305; brilliant attacks upon the allied line in support of the Guard, 318, 330, 337.

R.

Raguse, Duc de, _Mémoires_, see MARMONT.

Rebecque, General Constant, chief of staff to the Prince of Orange, orders Perponcher to the support of Prince Bernhard’s brigade at Quatre Bras, 101-103.

Reille, General Count, commander 2d French corps, 18; in the advance, 44, 46, 48, 50, 101; conference with Ney on the 16th, 116; his _Notice Historique_, cited, 121; disobedience of orders, 121-122, 168, 176, 192-193; his corps at Quatre Bras, 178; position at Waterloo, 301; attacks Hougomont, 303-304, 314, n. 54, 329, 330, 337; failed to realize his opportunity for retreat, 326.

_Relation Belge sur la Bataille de Waterloo_, cited, 320.

Rogniat, his _Considérations de l’Art de la Guerre_, and _Réponse aux Notes Critiques de Napoléon_, cited, 12, 56, 57, 58, 164.

Roguet, General, commander brigade Imperial Guard at Waterloo, 316.

Royal Dragoons, a part of the British Union Brigade at Waterloo, 300.

Russia, sets her army in motion for the general attack upon France, 1; expected to reinforce the Austrian army, 2.

S.

Saint Hilaire, Émile Marco de, _Histoire de la Garde_, cited, 319.

Saltoun, Lord, at Waterloo, 320.

Sart-à-Walhain, Grouchy orders troops there, 250; erroneously supposed to be the place where he heard the cannon of Waterloo, 255, 286-288.

Saxe-Weimar, Prince Bernhard of, commander brigade Dutch-Belgians, 36, 36, n. [51]; driven from Frasnes, 49, 101; at Quatre Bras, 90, 101-103; his position at Waterloo, 299.

Scots Greys, a part of the British Union brigade at Waterloo, 300.

Scott, Sir Walter, _Life of Napoleon_, cited, 93.

Siborne, Captain W., _History of the War in France and Belgium in 1815_, cited, 13, 34, 35, 71, 73, 75, 77, 80, 82, 83, 84, 91, 111, 112, 114, 139, 154, 158, 159, 179, 183, 184, 191, 192, 199, 205, 212, 229, 232, 234, 237, 238, 254, 258, 261, 262, 270, 279, 283, 284, 285, 298, 301, 306, 310, 312, 319, 322, 333.

Sidney, Rev. Edwin, _The Life of Lord Hill_, cited, 332.

Sombreffe, its military value, 12-14, 57 _et seq._; point of concentration for the Prussian army, 70; the centre of the Prussian army at the battle of Ligny, 151.

Somerset, Major-General Lord Edward, commander cavalry brigade British guards, 35; position at Waterloo, 300; charge of his brigade, 307, 313.

Soult, Marshal, succeeds Berthier as Napoleon’s chief of staff, 17; unfit for the position, 18; told Sir W. Napier that Napoleon fought Waterloo without examination of the enemy’s position, 24, n. [32]; not at fault on the morning of the 16th, 128; orders Ney to envelop the enemy’s right, 155; told Sir W. Napier that Ney neglected his orders at Quatre Bras, 191; of no assistance to Napoleon on morning of 17th, 202; opposed to detaching Grouchy with so large a force, 279, n. [641]; negligent as a staff officer, 246, 348.

Stanhope, Philip Henry, 5th Earl, _Notes of Conversations with the Duke of Wellington_, cited, 42, 46, 155, 230.

Steinmetz, General von, commander division Prussian 1st corps, 32; at Waterloo, 324-325.

_Supplementary Despatches of the Duke of Wellington_, edited by his son, cited, 72, 74, 85, 90, 374 _et seq._

Supplies, lines of, not to be confounded with lines of communication between the allied armies, 14.

T.

Thielemann, General von, commander 3d Prussian corps, 33; at Ligny, 144, 151, 159; his corps placed where it could not aid Zieten and Pirch I., 204; in the retreat to Wavre, 231, 232, 234, 261; his corps left alone, defended Wavre against Grouchy, 264-265. (See BATTLE OF WAVRE.)

Thiers, M. A., his _History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon_, cited, 10, 24, 29, 30, 66, 154, 193, 292, 354.

U.

Union Brigade, British, commanded by Major-General Ponsonby, composed of the Royal Dragoons, Scots Greys, and the Inniskilling Dragoons, at Waterloo, 300, 306, 307, 313.

Uxbridge, Lord (afterwards Marquis of Anglesea), commander of combined cavalry of British and King’s German Legion, 38; leads charge of Somerset’s cavalry at Waterloo, 307; calls Wellington’s attention to danger of pursuit of the French with weakened battalions, 341.