Project Gutenberg 2025-04-16 Public domain in the USA. 241 Mercer, Cavalié 1783 1868 Mercer, Cavalie Mercer, Alexander Cavalié Journal of the Waterloo campaign, vol. 1 (of 2) : $b kept throughout the campaign of 1815 $aLondon :$bWilliam Blackwood & sons, $c1870. Brian 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) "Journal of the Waterloo campaign, vol. 1 (of 2): kept throughout the campaign…" is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work presents a detailed personal diary by General Cavalié Mercer, focusing on his experiences as commander of the 9th Brigade Royal Artillery during the pivotal Waterloo campaign of 1815. Rather than a strategic military overview, the journal offers firsthand observations, daily hardships, and immediate impressions of the campaign, making it particularly valuable for readers seeking an intimate, ground-level perspective on this significant historical event. The opening of the journal begins with a preface by Mercer's son, explaining the diary’s origins in nightly notes and outlining its focus—what Mercer saw and experienced himself from the troop’s mobilization in England to their landing in Belgium. The early chapters detail the urgency and confusion following Napoleon’s return from Elba, with vivid descriptions of preparations, the chaotic embarkation of troops and horses, and the challenging conditions upon landing at Ostend. Mercer recounts logistical struggles, inclement weather, interactions with locals, and first impressions of Belgian towns and countryside, painting a rich and lively picture of the opening phase of the campaign. Through these initial entries, the narrative immerses readers in the everyday realities and personal challenges faced by British artillerymen on the eve of a historic battle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/journalofwaterlo01mercuoft/page/4/mode/2up 20210225025631mdercer 1870 GB Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Personal narratives, British Mercer, Cavalié, 1783-1868 -- Diaries DC Text Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 560585 2025-07-30T05:36:06.807984 text/html 534352 2025-04-16T08:45:23 text/html 441708 2025-07-30T05:36:15.873935 application/epub+zip 438392 2025-07-30T05:36:09.055971 application/epub+zip 438393 2025-07-30T05:36:07.893998 application/epub+zip 1291654 2025-07-30T05:36:20.885937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1241823 2025-07-30T05:36:14.998930 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503294 2025-07-30T05:36:05.713025 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 483255 2025-04-16T08:45:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17052 2025-07-30T05:36:21.044926 application/rdf+xml 12629 2025-07-30T05:36:08.121963 image/jpeg 1627 2025-07-30T05:36:08.005979 image/jpeg 629248 2025-07-30T05:36:06.859954 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia