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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 313, 2 May 1911, Page 2

Everybody knows how a distinguished British soldier won the battle of Waterloo, but not everybody knows why Napoleon lost it. Tho explanation is given by Henry Meyfiell m his book entitled ' Conversations with Napoleon at St. Helena,' which is based upon old family papers belonging to the lato Rear-Admiral Sir Pultcnay Malcolm, of the flagship Newcastle, who was commander-in-Chief at St. Helena, and keeping a close guard upon the distinguished prisoner. With blunt assurance he once asked Napoleon why, at Waterloo, he had not attacked the 'right of the English line, where it was weakest. In reply " Botiey *' said: "A general always calculates on Lhe characters of the oflicers opposed to him. 1 knew Wellington was an officer of method, and never moved his army without having his arrangements complete. The other, Blucher, I knew wa.s a perfect Hussard, and if I had attacked the English first, I should have had him on me at full gallop. Grouchy followed up his victory over the Prussians too far. I thought I. should have had to have (sic) beat them, but Grouchy was unable to keep the remainder m check, as I had ordered him, and my Guards charging too soon, this caused the loss of the battle of Waterloo."

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