Blucher, General, 4, 71, 83, 133; his army in Belgium, 9, 10; at Sombreffe, 21, 22, 25, 26; his reasons for concentrating at Ligny, 35-37, 43-47; interview with Wellington at Bussy, 40; defeated by Napoleon at Ligny, 73, 78; his retreat, 84, 90, 92; makes for Brussels, 94; marches towards Mont St Jean, 100-107; ordered to defend Wavre, 108; pursues French by Charleroi, 135; race for Paris between Grouchy and, 143-146, 151; at Compiègne, 148; captures bridges over the Oise, 150
Borcke, General, Ninth Division, Third Prussian Corps, 52, 70, 109-111, 113, 115, 130, 131, 138
Brussels, Napoleon resolves to attack, 6, 7
Bulow, General, Fourth Corps, 10, 66, 69, 78, 102; Gneisenau’s instructions--a serious delay, 22-24; too late for Ligny, 45, 46; at Baudeset, 70; without news, 71; at Dion-le-Mont, 100, 103; reaches St Lambert, 105, 117; pursues French to Genappe, 136; marches to St Quentin, 146; Ressons, 147; Senlis, 149, 150; and Marly la Ville, 151
Bylandt, General, First Brigade, Dutch-Belgians, 33, 39
Chapelle St Lambert, 103, 105, 106, 109, 117
Charleroi, 7, 9, 17, 25, 27, 28, 33, 36, 37, 141
Chastel, Colonel, Tenth Division, Second Cavalry Corps (French), 59
Clinton, General, Second British Division, 34, 35, 39
Colville, General, Fourth British Division, 34, 35
Cooke, General, First British Division, 34, 35, 42
D’Erlon, General, First Corps (French), 12, 15, 16, 20, 21, 36, 39, 41-43, 46, 48-50, 144, 147-151
Dion-le-Mont, village of, 71, 98, 100, 103, 104, 109, 110, 115, 117, 136
Dyle river, 68, 72, 93, 96, 98-100, 104-106, 110-112, 114, 118, 122, 124, 126, 129, 136, 138
Excelmans, General, Second Cavalry Corps (French), 13, 56, 59, 63, 73, 75, 76, 80-90, 92, 95-98, 107, 109, 110, 115, 117, 119, 123, 136
Gembloux, 40, 56, 66, 68-70, 81-88, 94, 95, 137, 138, 141
Gérard, General, Fourth Corps (French), 12, 15-17, 30, 36, 58, 61, 62, 64, 73, 85-87, 94, 95, 99, 107, 115, 117-119, 124, 127, 136-139
Gneisenau, General, chief of Blucher’s Staff, 22-24, 66, 67, 102, 106
Grouchy, Marshal Count, 5, 13-15, 17, 18, 30, 42, 55, 57, 62, 64, 74-76, 78, 100, 105-107, 112; summary of his Forces, 60; unfit for independent command, 63; the only man available, 65; his pursuit of the Prussians, 80-99; battle of Wavre, 115, 117, 118, 120, 123-132; his retreat after Wavre, 133-152