{"product_id":"journal-of-the-waterloo-campaign-9780306806513","title":"Journal Of The Waterloo Campaign","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"An outstanding picture of the haste, confusion, and uncertainty of both the campaign and the battle, written by a man who definitely was there!\"--Col. John R. Elting, author of \u003ci\u003eSwords Around a Throne: Napoleon's Grande Armee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Waterloo Campaign\u003c\/i\u003e remains one of the most famous personal accounts of the climactic three days which ended the military career and empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Captain Cavalié Mercer (1783-1868), commander of G Troop of the Royal Horse Artillery in Wellington's army, was a skilled writer who recorded the day's events each evening. As a result, readers can experience through Mercer's keen eye the turbulence and graphic immediacy of the entire campaign: the news of Napoleon's return from Elba; the landing of Wellington's forces in Belgium; the lulls and hard marching; the battle at Quatre Bras (where Mercer fired a few rounds at Napoleon himself); Wellington's retreat; the ferocious fighting at Waterloo; and Mercer's own bold contribution to the larger Allied victory.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51104075481393,"sku":"9780306806513","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pageaday.com\/products\/journal-of-the-waterloo-campaign-9780306806513","provider":"Page-A-Day","version":"1.0","type":"link"}