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He covered the retirement of the allies from Quatre Bras to Waterloo on the 17th of June, and on the 18th gained the crowning distinction of his military career in leading the great cavalry charge of the British centre, which checked and in part routed D'Erlon's
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 Various
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They were still holding out, and D'Erlon's corps was advancing upon the right to engage another portion of the English line, when our attention was called away from the battle beneath our noses to a distant portion of the field of action.
Adventures Of Gerard Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1903
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They were still holding out, and D'Erlon's corps was advancing upon the right to engage another portion of the English line, when our attention was called away from the battle beneath our noses to a distant portion of the field of action.
The Adventures of Gerard Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1903
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They were still holding out, and D'Erlon's corps was advancing upon the right to engage another portion of the English line, when our attention was called away from the battle beneath our noses to a distant portion of the field of action.
The Adventures of Gerard Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1903
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They were still holding out, and D'Erlon's corps was advancing upon the right to engage another portion of the English line, when our attention was called away from the battle beneath our noses to a distant portion of the field of action.
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Already he was maddened by the tidings that D'Erlon's corps had been ordered off towards Ligny, and next by Napoleon's urgent despatch of 3.15 p.m. bidding him envelop
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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Ney's failure to fulfil his part of the programme, and partly to the apparition of D'Erlon's corps, which led to the postponement of
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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D'Erlon's columns had gained a hold on the ridge, until the sudden charge of our horsemen turned victory into a disastrous rout that cost the French upwards of 5,000 men.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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Beaumont and Maubeuge had been effected with masterly skill (except that Gérard's and D'Erlon's corps were late), the final moves did not work quite smoothly.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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Ney had delayed his attack until 2 p.m.; for, firstly, Reille's corps alone was at hand -- D'Erlon's rearguard early on that morning being still near Thuin -- and, secondly, the Marshal heard at 10 a.m.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2) John Holland Rose 1898
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