novel · by a contemporary
Stories of waterloo
W. H. Maxwell (1792–1850), 1829
Named on the page for Battle of Waterloo.
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Passages that name the battle; the whole book is at Internet Archive.
18 June 1815
Battle of Waterloo
WATERLOO;
WATERLOO;
MY OWN ADVENTURE.
4 STORIES OF WATERLOO.
MY OWN ADVENTURE. 5
6 STORIES OF WATERLOO.
STORIES OF WATERLOO. 335
Now, indeed, the scene became interesting. When the oars struck the water, the soldiery on board burst into one wild cheer of military exultation. It was answered from the shore by the prayers and blessings of the peasantry ; and amid all the pomp and circumstance of war those gallant regiments left their native land, to win on the red field of Waterloo another wreath
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