Identifier: grandestcenturyi00nort (find matches)
Title: Grandest century in the world's history; containing a full and graphic account of the marvelous achievements of one hundred years, including great battles and conquests; the rise and fall of nations; wonderful growth and progress of the United States ... etc., etc
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
Subjects: Nineteenth century
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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antry, which, under Donzelot, hadbeen pressing the allies so severely inthat quarter. The sight of the OldGuard broken and in flight checkedthe ardor which Donzelots troops hadhitherto displayed. They, too, beganto waver. Adams victorious brigadewas pressing after the flying Guard, andnow cleared away the assailants of theallied centre. But the battle was not yet won. Na-poleon had still some battalions in re-serve near La Belle Alliance. He wasrapidly rallying the remains of the firstcolumn of his Guards, and he had col-lected into one body the remnants ofthe various corps of cavalry, which hadsuffered so severely in the earlier partof the day. The duke instantly formedthe bold resolution of now himself be-coming the assailant, and leading hissuccessful though enfeebled army for-ward, while the disheartening effect ofthe repulse of the Imperial Guard onthe French army was still strong, andbefore Napoleon and Ney could rallythe beaten veterans themselves foranother and fiercer charge.
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324 DOWNFALL OF NAPOLEON AT WATERLOO. 325 As the close approach of the Prus-sians now completely protected thedukes left, he had drawn some reservesof horse from that quarter, and had abriirade of Hussars under Vivian freshand ready at hand. Without a momentshesitation, he launched these againstthe cavalry near La Belle Alliance.The charge was as successful as it wasdaring ; and as there was now no hostilecavalry to check the British infantry ina forward movement, the duke gave thelong-wished-for command for a generaladvance of the army along the wholeline upon the foe. Nine Deadly Hours. It was now past eight oclock, andfor nine deadly hours had the Britishand German regiments stood unflinch-ing under the fire of artillery, thecharge of cavalry, and every variety ofassault that the compact columns orthe scattered skermishersof the enemysinfantry could inflict. As they joyouslysprang forward against the discomfitedmasses of the French, the setting sunbroke through the clouds which had

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