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It probably out-numbered the force opposed ; but certainly it was not much superior. If Ney's corps actually engaged with Wellington, and the 1st which was "idly paraded" be- tween Buonaparte and his lieutenant be de- ducted, the opposing forces at Ligny were nearly equal. The 3rd and 4th corps of infantry and the 3rd corps of cavalry, forming the left wing of the French army, were commanded by Marshal Grouchy. The centre, compris- LIGNY. 163 ing the guard, the 6th corps, with the 1st and 4th c...orps of cavalry, were under Napo- leon in person. Although the French emperor with his natu- ral impetuosity was ardent to commence his attack upon Blucher, it was delayed by the difficulty he found in passing the Sambre. The roads, owing to wet weather, and the mass of troops obliged to move by the same approaches, were wretchedly cut up. This delay, with a necessary change of Grouchy's corps in advanc- ing the right wing by pivot upon Fleurus, to support the grand attack on Ligny, occupied most of the day ; and it was three m the after- noon before the necessary dispositions were completed.
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