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HISTORY OF THE WAR,

FROM THE

Commencement

OF THE

FRENCH REVOLUTION

TO THE

PRESENT TIME.

BY HEWSON CLARKE, Esq.

LATE OF EMANUEL COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

EMBELLISHED WITH BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVINGS.

VOL. III.

LIBRA

PUBLI

NEW YOR!

LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY T. KINNERSLEY, ACTON PLACE, KINGSLAND ROAL.

STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY COCK AND M'GOWAN,

16, GREAT WINDMILL STREET.

1816.

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Fickleness and uncertainty of the English temper. Dissension in the royal family. -Exclusion of the Princess from the drawing-room.-Elopement of the princess Charlotte.-Parliamentary grant to her mother.-Speculations on the life of Buonaparte.-Conspiracy to raise the price of omnium.-Trial and sentence of lord Cochrane and his supposed co-adjutors.His spirited defence in parliament.-Honours and rewards paid to lord Wellington. He is created a duke, and receives from parliament a grant of half a million. -His reception in the House of Com

mons.

CHAP. III.

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Sanguine expectations excited by the late generosity of the allies.-Disappointment of these hopes.-The continuance of the slave trade severely censured in the two houses.-Talleyrand is sent to the congress at Vienna.-Views and principles of

that august body.--Injustice of the allies towards Poland and Saxony.-Proclamation of Frederick Augustus.-Unprincipled determination of the confederates to promote the designs of Bernadotte on Norway. Their conduct severely reprobated in the British parliament.-Success of the Swedish arms and intrigues.-Wise and patriotic conduct of the king of Holland. Elevation of Hanover to the rank of a kingdom.-Infamy and fatuity of the king of Spain.-Exemplary conduct of the prince of Portugal. Page 35

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Continuation of the history of the campaign; -Description of the field of Waterloo.Character of the commanders.-Importance of the contest.-First attack on Hougoumont.-Noble resistance of the guards.

-Repulse of the French.-Second attack on the left.-Fall of sir T. Picton.-Gallantry of the 92d.-Seotch Greys.-Sir William Ponsonby.-Third attack on the centre. La Hay Sainte taken by the French.-Desperate charge of the whole French cavalry: its failure.-Dangerous situation of the Duke-Approach of the Prussians. Last attack of the infantry of the French guard Final rout of the French. Meeting of Wellington and Blucher Flight of Napoleon.-Losses of "the two armies. Honours and rewards

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