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Waterloo

by Hilaire Belloc

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1912
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Military victory and political success are separate questions in Hilaire Belloc's account of the 1815 Waterloo campaign. He begins with the aims of the opposing governments, placing Napoleon's attempt to recover power within the wider struggle over the French Revolution's legacy. The narrative then follows the advance across the Sambre, the fighting at Ligny and Quatre Bras, and the movements toward Waterloo and Wavre. This structure gives the famous battle a place within a connected sequence of decisions and operations.

Belloc's attention to command becomes especially clear in his discussion of Erlon's troops moving between Napoleon and Ney. An analogy involving a farmer, two fires and an engine makes the consequences of changing orders easier to follow.

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Hilaire Belloc

Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was a French-English writer and political activist. Belloc was considered one of the most versatile authors of the 20th century, producing essays on history, politics and economics as well as poetry, travelogues and satire. His Catholicism had a strong effect on his works.

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First published
1912
Reading time
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Pages
109
Language
English
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