 | Walter Scott - France - 1827 - 544 pages
...left of the centre, to the east of the Charleroi causeway. The farm-house of La Haye Saint, in the front of the centre, was garrisoned, but there was...villa, gardens, and farm-yard of Hougomont, formed a.strong advanced post towards the centre of the right. The whole British position formed a sort of... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1827 - 454 pages
...left of the centre, to the east of the Charleroi causeway. The farm-house of La Haye Sainte, in the front of the centre, was garrisoned, but there was...for defence. The villa, gardens, and farm-yard of IIo«”;oniont, formed a strong advanced post towards the centre of the right. The whole British, position... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - France - 1832
...causeway. The farm-house of La Haye Sainte, in the ftont of the centre, wu garrisoned, but there wu not time to prepare it effectually for defence. The...and farm-yard of Hougomont, formed a strong advanced poet toward* the centre of the right. The whole British position formed к iort of curve, the centre... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1833 - 548 pages
...left of the centre, to the east of the Charleroi causeway. .The farm-house of La Haye Sainte, in the front of the centre, was garrisoned ; but there was...nearest to the enemy, and the extremities, particularly the right, drawn considerably backward. Napoleon had bivouacked a cannon-shot from the British camp,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1835 - 546 pages
...letl of the centre, to the east of the Charleroi causeway. The farm-house of La Haye Sainte, in the front of the centre, was garrisoned ; but there was...nearest to the enemy, and the extremities, particularly the right, drawn considerably backward. Napoleon had bivouacked a cannon-shot from the British camp,... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1836 - 498 pages
...left of the centre, to the cast of the Chaclcroi causeway. The farm-houee of La Haye Sainte, in the front of the centre, was garrisoned, but there was...backward. The plans of these two great generals were eitremely simple. The object of the Duke of Wellington was to maintain his line of defence, until the... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1836 - 498 pages
...left of the centre, to the cast of the Chaclcroi causeway. The farm-houee of La Haye Sainte, in the front of the centre, was garrisoned, but there was...backward. The plans of these two great generals were eitremely simple. The object of the Duke of Wellington was to maintain his line of defence, until the... | |
 | Timothy Shay Arthur - 1845 - 908 pages
...left of the centre to the east of the Charleroi causeway. The farm house of La Haye Sainte, in the front of the centre was garrisoned ; but there was...for defence. The villa, gardens, and farm-yard of Hongomont, formed a strong advanced post towards the centre of the right. The whole British position... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 pages
...left of the centre, to the east of the Oharleroi causeway. The farm-house of La Haye Sainte, in the front of the centre, was garrisoned, but there was not time to prepare it effectually fjr defence. The villa, gardens, and farm-yard nf Hougomont, formed a strong advanced post toward the... | |
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The cavalry were stationed in the rear, and distributed all along the line, but chiefly posted on the left of the centre, to the east of the Charleroi causeway. The farm-house of La Haye Sainte, in the front of the centre, was garrisoned ; but there was... 
