Excerpt from A Visit to Flanders, in July, 1815: Being Chiefly an Account of the Field of Waterloo; With a Short Sketch of Antwerp and Brussels, at That Time Occupied by the Wounded of Both ArmiesPresent form was suggested by a per suasion of the interest of every Cir 'cumstance connected with Waterloo and by a feeling that my own esti mate of that wonderful field, howe A ver high before, has been incalculably exalted by my Visit to its scene, and -my intercourse with many of its gals lant soldiers. Bold would the writer be who should presume to think, that any thing originating with himwl.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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