Waterloo Lectures : a Study of the Campaign of 1815
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was no delay on Ney's part, though the appearance of the Prussians did detain Reille's two divisions about half an hour on their move from Gosselies. See further Xhat Ney exceeded his orders in committing himself ter.Doc. ^q ^ decisive action with these and Bachelu's divi- 160. sions only present of eight which he had been told to unite for the purpose. That D'Erlon having been left until 11 a.m. in rear of Gosselies, was late in coming up, and-^was tui-ned oflF towards Napoleon's flank by the ...mistake of an aide-de-camp, wben he should have gone oU first to Qnatre Bras, whither he afterwards arrived by a second cross-march by Ney's order, and the tacit consent of the Emperor, yet too late to be of service. / That, in consequence of his absence, Ney was finally outnumbered at Quatre Bras, and driven back on Frasnes. That the Allies this day, owing to the Billow mistake and Welling- ton's deliberation, only brought into action forces ac- tually lessjhan Napoleon's army, but that Napoleon's reserving Lobau, and missing D'Erlon, caused him to fight'at "both points of conta,ct with inferior numbers.
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