Very True, David and Gloria
Wellington had his Own agenda and if that included Britian's ..well so
much the better. He wanted to be in power, have a beautiful wife and
have untold riches. Once these objectives were reached (er..And Fame)
Wellington prefered only Wellington's comany. ....not a guy I would want
over for dinner....:)
David & Gloria Bouschor wrote:
>
> Gordon,
> Don't let the Prussians hear that. After the way Wellington lied to them
> at Ligny the had not much trust in Wellington.
> Regards David
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Holmes <lafleur@home.com>
> To: sinclair@matrix.net <sinclair@matrix.net>
> Date: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 2:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Sinclair Dates
>
> >Actually the Prussians...(Part of the alliance Against the French) were
> >under Wellington's orders to be at the battle site at a certian time and
> >were late..but arrived in time to settle the affair decisively..
> >The battle is well documented in National Geographic, including maps and
> >charts from dawn to dusk. The book "Great Warriors" suggests that
> >when German Marshal Blucher arrived with his Prussians in the evening,
> >the battle was over. I put little stock in that.(P.S. it is well
> >documented that Napoleon had communication snafu's with his other
> >commanders but the most interesting part of his downfall could be that
> >the Iron Duke travelled the area around Waterloo extensivly years before
> >and knew that although it looked deceptivly flat..High Ground abounded
> >and he used All of it.) I beleive the Nat. Geo article is from 1998.
> >Regards, cousin Gord
> >
> >David & Gloria Bouschor wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Guys,
> >> Waterloo was won by the Prussians. Wellington had bugun to pull
> back
> >> his squares when the Prussians arrived to save the day. Of course the
> >> English took credit for the victory. Regards, David
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: PDeloriol@aol.com <PDeloriol@aol.com>
> >> To: sinclair@matrix.net <sinclair@matrix.net>
> >> Date: Saturday, June 17, 2000 2:59 AM
> >> Subject: Re: Sinclair Dates
> >>
> >> >Wellington VERY nearly lost that Battle! In fact , if one looks at his
> >> major
> >> >battles very closely, it was not due to his skill that he won!
> >> >Peter de Loriol Chandieu
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