02955cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500520014726400510019930000470025033600260029733700260032333800360034950000310038550801850041652017310060153400660233265300810239865300440247985600750252385600430259875873UtSlPG20260610134745.0mcr n260607r20251870utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDC1 aMercer, Cavalié,d1783-186810aJournal of the Waterloo campaign, vol. 2 (of 2) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-04-16  aBrian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Journal of the Waterloo campaign, vol. 2 (of 2): kept throughout the campaign..." by General Cavalié Mercer is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work details the personal observations and experiences of General Mercer, who commanded the 9th Brigade Royal Artillery during the Waterloo campaign. The likely focus is on the daily life, logistics, challenges, and encounters of British forces and their allies as they advanced through France in the turbulent aftermath of the famous battle, providing both military and human perspectives.  The opening of this journal offers a vivid chronicle of the Allied army’s arduous post-Waterloo march through northern France. Mercer describes in detail the chaotic congestion of troops, artillery, and baggage trains on muddy roads; tense interactions and even scuffles with allied contingents; and the often indifferent, rural peasantry who persist with their daily lives despite the foreign occupation. He captures scenes of makeshift bivouacs, the hardship of moving through monotonous landscapes, and the fragile discipline within the armies—contrasting British restraint with reports of Prussian and allied plundering. The narrative depicts moments of hospitality from local French families, the practicalities of finding food and shelter, and the poignant passage of King Louis XVIII amid grateful royalist citizens. As the journal progresses, Mercer’s reflections move between logistical frustrations, the beauty or desolation of the countryside, and the shifting morale and uncertainty among troops as they approach Paris, blending military movements with cultural observations and personal anecdotes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cLondon: William Blackwood & sons, 1870  aWaterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Personal narratives, British  aMercer, Cavalié, 1783-1868 -- Diaries4 uhttps://archive.org/details/journalofwaterlo01mercuoft/page/4/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75873