1905 The Battle of Wavre and Grouchy's Retreat: A Study of an Obscure Part of the Waterloo Campaign

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First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First edition. Illustrated with three folding maps. Collated complete. A detailed history of the Battle of Wavre, the final major military action of the Hundred Days campaign and the Napoleonic Wars. A blocking action, this battle kept 33,000 French soldiers from reaching the Battle of Waterloo and so helped in the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. With a study of Grouchy's retreat by forced marches following the news that Napoleon had been defeated at Waterloo. Written by W. Hyde Kelly, a British military historian.