Note 159 — BOOK THE THIRD 1812-1815

[Lord Wellington had just commenced his lunch, after a morning spent in fruitless manœuvring, when an important movement on the part of the French was announced. His practised eye at once took in Marmont’s faulty dispositions. “By God!” he exclaimed, “that’ll do!” and, hurling all his available troops at the weak spot, gained a signal victory.]