1815 newspaper BATTLE OF WATERLOO DUKE of WELLINGTON defeats NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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1815 newspaper BATTLE OF WATERLOO -British General DUKE of WELLINGTON defeats NAPOLEON BONAPARTE and ends the Napoleonic WarsPlease visit our EBAY STORE at the link directly below for HUNDREDS of HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS on sale or at auction:http://stores.ebay.com/Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkmSEE PHOTO----- COMPLETE, ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER, the Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA) dated Aug 5, 1815.This newspaper contains many inside page lomng and detailed accounts of the BATTLE of WATERLOO with the DEFEAT of NAPOLEON BONAPARTE by the European Powers led by the DUKE of WELLINGTON.This marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte and the end of the Napoleonic Wars.The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium , then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands . A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition : an Anglo -allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington , and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher .Upon Napoleon's return to power in March 1815, many states that had opposed him formed the Seventh Coalition and began to mobilize armies. Wellington and Blücher's armies were cantoned close to the north-eastern border of France. Napoleon chose to attack them in the hope of destroying them before they could join in a coordinated invasion of France with other members of the coalition. Waterloo was the decisive engagement of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last. According to Wellington, the battle was "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life". The defeat at Waterloo ended Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French , and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile. Napoleon abdicated 4 days later, and on the 7 July coalition forces entered Paris.After the Battle of Quatre Bras Wellington withdrew from Quatre Bras to Waterloo . After the simultaneous Battle of Ligny the Prussians withdrew parallel to Wellington , drawing a third part of Napoleon's forces away from Waterloo to the separate and simultaneous Battle of Wavre . Upon learning that the Prussian army was able to support him, Wellington decided to offer battle on the Mont-Saint-Jean escarpment , across the Brussels road. Here he withstood repeated attacks by the French throughout the afternoon, aided by the progressively arriving Prussians. In the evening Napoleon committed his last reserves to a desperate final attack, which was narrowly beaten back. With the Prussians breaking through on the French right flank Wellington's Anglo-allied army counter-attacked in the center, and the French army was routed.Good condition. This listing includes the complete entire original newspaper, NOT just a clipping or a page of it. STEPHEN A. GOLDMAN HISTORICAL NEWSPAPERS stands behind all of the items that we sell with a no questions asked, money back guarantee. Every item we sell is an original newspaper printed on the date indicated at the beginning of its description. U.S. buyers pay $8 priority mail postage which includes waterproof plastic and a heavy cardboard flat to protect your purchase from damage in the mail. International postage is quoted when we are informed as to where the package is to be sent. We do combine postage (to reduce postage costs) for multiple purchases sent in the same package. We accept payment by PAYPAL as well as by CREDIT CARD (Visa and Master Card). We list hundreds of rare newspapers with dates from 1570 through 2004 on Ebay each week and we ship packages twice a week. This is truly SIX CENTURIES OF HISTORY that YOU CAN OWN!Please check out our constantly updated offerings by doing a seller search by http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPICommand=ViewListedItems&since=2&userid=qrst&include=0&rows=200Please visit our EBAY STORE at:http://stores.ebay.com/Steve-Goldman-HISTORICAL-NEWSPAPERS_W0QQsspagenameZL2222QQtZkmStephen A. Goldman Historical Newspapers has been in the business of buying and selling historical newspapers for over 40 years. Dr. Goldman is a consultant to the Freedom Forum Newseum and a member of the American Antiquarian Society. You can buy with confidence from us, knowing that we stand behind all of our historical items with a 100% money back guarantee. Let our 40+ years of experience work for YOU ! We have hundreds of thousands of historical newspapers (and their very early precursers) for sale. read more

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