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Waterloo Heroes and Lesser Generals in Napoleonic Era
A vivid reminiscence recalls Michael Ney as Napoleons bravest, with praise for Grouchy Picton and Friedrich von Buelow. The piece contrasts Neys daring with other French and German officers and notes a New Years health ad and a gag about calomel in a Grit cartoon.
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Chicago
Waterloo
Bleacher
Napoleon
Wellington
Michael Ney
Ney
St. Helens
France
Hautzen
Marie Louise
Moscow
Meissonier
North Carolina
Grouchy
Graf Friedrich Wilhelm Buelow
Sluecher
Gneisenau
St. Armand
Germany
Friedrich Buelow
Welleington
Thomas Picton
Vittoria
Picton
Chicazo Herald