The Imperial Guard of Napoleon from Marengo to Waterloo |
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advance allies amid approached arms arrived artillery attack Austerlitz Austrian battalions batteries battle-field Bessieres bivouacs Blucher Bonaparte brave campaign cannon Caulincourt cavalry centre Champ d'Asile charge chasseurs column commander compelled comrades Consular Guard corps Cossacks cuirassiers dared Davoust deeds despatched Drouot eagles Empereur Emperor empire enemy Europe exclaimed fell field of battle fierce fight fire foot force forward fought France French gallop gave glory grand grenadiers guns hands head heart honour horse hundred Imperial Guard infantry King King of Rome Lannes latter Legion of Honour Mameluke Marengo Marmont midst morning Mortier mounted grenadiers Murat Napoleon never night officers Old Guard Oudinot Paris passed plain queues rallied ranks regiment replied retreat Rhine rolled Russian scene sent shout side sire snow soldiers soon squadrons squares stood swept terrible thousand thundering took troops turned vast velite veterans victory Vive l'Empereur Young Guard