CHAPTER VII: THE MORNING OF THE SIXTEENTH

OF JUNE: WELLINGTON 105

The Duke leaves Brussels about 7.30 A.M. of the 16th 105

And rides at once to Quatre Bras 106

His letter to Blücher 106

Comparison of the statements in the Letter with those in the “Disposition” of Sir W. De Lancey 107-108

He evidently accepted the “Disposition” as conclusive 108

He rides over to Brye to confer with Blücher 108

And returns to Quatre Bras between 2 and 3 P.M. 109

No doubt expecting to find a large part of his army there 109

Delbrück’s theory, that the Duke deliberately misrepresented the situation of his army, entirely unsupported 109, 110

NOTES TO CHAPTER VII 111

1. Actual positions of Wellington’s divisions at 7 A.M. of the 16th 111-113

2. Whether, if the Duke had known the truth, he would have stayed at Quatre Bras,—_quære_ 114

3. Wellington badly served by his subordinates in the matter of the transmission of intelligence from the front 114-115