Two Views of Waterloo

Flying Sketches of the Battle of Waterloo & Some Particulars of the Battle of Waterloo

af Newman Smith

Further insights into the campaign of 1815 This book contains two pieces-one very short-which give the reader and student of military history further insights into the Battle of Waterloo. The first, 'Flying Sketches' is fascinating. It is the account of a British tourist who has landed at Ostend in time to be caught up in the momentous events of June, 1815. We are given insights into the court of Louis, the French monarch ever ready to flee before the advance of Napoleon. We are party to the con... (Læs mere)