Napoleonic War Saga Amid Edie and De Lapp Intrigues
Jack Calder recalls childhood fears of Napoleon and a wartime romance with Edie. Edie marries De Lapp, a French officer, provoking conflict with Jim Horscroft. The trio joins Wellington’s army at Waterloo, detailing a brutal skirmish and the collapse of Napoleon’s last bid. The narrative blends romance with battle memories from the Belgium plains.
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Jack Calder
Europe
Jim Horscroft
Edinburgh
Jack
Edie
Jim
Calder
Bonaventure de Lapp
de Lapp
Elliott
the Calders
Spain
Horscroft
de Lissac
Napoleon
Elba
Soldier Returns After Trigger Drawn With Sword Wounds
The trigger was drawn and he returned to his company with one sword through his arm and half another in his hand.
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Rifles
French Guard Charged as Brigade Breaks Front at Night
The narrator recalls a furious assault as the French columns advance through smoke, with uniforms and brass gleaming. De Lissac appears in the mounted company, Jim Horsecroft leads the brigade in a bold charge, and Colburne shifts the flank to halt the column. The scene ends with a cliffhanger, promising continuation.
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Colburne
Fifty-second
Offeet
de Lissac
Jim
Jim Horsecroft
Old Guard
For Sale. Nannie Goats and Grain Equipment
For sale 100 head of nannie goats near H C Maier. Also available in any quantity flour bran shorts and stock salt at ins wy 8 vo ote R. 8. Klett. plus 6 grain drills sizes 8 10 12 with tilting lever, guaranteed to drill any seed and not clog.
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van Brunt
Oscar Krauskopf
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