Wachau, battle of, iv. [27]-30.
Wagram, Charles's advance toward, iii. 218;
battle of, 225-232; iv. [173];
French demoralization after, iii. 231;
doubtful honors of, 231, 232;
N.'s position after, 232;
position of Francis after, 232;
Berthier created Prince of, 256.
See also [Berthier].
Walcheren, the English expedition to, iii. 237, 253, 270, 272, 284.
Walewska, Countess, N.'s amours with, iii. 11;
visits N. at Elba, iv. [142].
Walhain, Gérard at, iv. [192];
Grouchy at, [192], [213].
Wallachia, dismissal of the Turkish viceroy of, ii. 440, 441;
alleged concession of, to Russia, iii. 55;
Russian evacuation of, 64;
Russian ambition to possess, 98, 115, 116, 176, 310;
Russian occupation of, 99, 105;
Alexander demands possession of, 105;
N. offers to offset Moldavia and, against Silesia, 106, 108, 113;
proposed evacuation of Prussia for that of, 108;
Alexander's fear of losing, 248;
Russia threatened with the loss of, 314.
Wallenstein, scene of his overthrow by Gustavus Adolphus, iii. 404.
War, N.'s aphorisms, theories, and plans of, i. 346-349; ii. 268; iii. 202;
barbarity in, ii. 70;
thirst for, in France, 93;
the art of, 180.
Warens, Mme. de, memoirs of, i. 76.
Warfare, progress in methods of, i. 394, 395;
in Napoleonic times, ii. 178-180.
Warsaw (city), Louis XVIII living in, ii. 239;
Polish national movement in, ii. 444;
the Russians driven from, iii. 1, 2;
French occupation of, 6-11;
frivolity in, 10;
N.'s amours in, 11;
N. offers to evacuate, 167;
proposition that Russia occupy, 177, 178;
Archduke Ferdinand to march against, 199;
captured by Archduke Ferdinand, 201;
Polish troops at, 203;
reoccupied by Poniatowski, 212;
offered to Prussia, 225;
attitude of the Poles in, 313;
Jesuit influence in, 31;
proposition to make it capital of a Saxon province, 328;
N. in, 331;
the Diet begs the restoration of Poland, 331;
Schwarzenberg evacuates, 385;
Russian occupation of, 385;
proposed new capital for Prussia, 409.
Warsaw, Grand Duchy of, creation of, iii. 56, 64, 73;
acquires Prussian territory, 62;
new constitution for, 67;
N. seeks to add Silesia to, 106, 108, 113;
Alexander's jealousy of, 108;
N. promises to evacuate, 113;
fortification of, 117, 165;
acquires New Galicia, 239;
territorial acquisitions, 244, 310;
pro-Russian party in, 311;
Alexander proposes to accept the crown of, 311;
military operations in, 322;
open to invasion, 329;
N.'s incognito journey through, 375;
interview between N. and De Pradt at, 375, 382;
Russian invasion of, 385;
N. refuses to give up, 392;
reft from Saxony, 394;
in Russian possession, 399;
threatened dismemberment of, 409, 423;
proposed extinction of, 415;
N.'s scheme in, 298.
Washington, George, comparison of Paoli with, i. 18;
death of, ii. 147;
admiration of France for, 147;
statue at the Tuileries, 147;
festival in honor of, 147, 148;
compared with N., 148;
declares the neutrality of the United States (1793), 212.
Waterloo, the advantage of position at, ii. 179;
the Prussian pursuit after, iii. 210;
N.'s attempt at suicide after, iv. [131];
N.'s reminiscences of, [175];
Wellington indicates the battle-ground, [178];
the controversial literature of, [186];
the battle-field, [189] et seq.;
character of the French troops at, [196];
Wellington's headquarters at, [195];
the plans of battle, [197];
the battle, [199] et seq.;
application of the name to the battle, [212];
review of the battle, [212] et seq.;
political spoils, [214];
moral effect on the Emperor, [216];
the news in Paris, [216];
N.'s monograph on, [232];
N.'s delay at, [267];
epic character of, [288];
effect on the world, [289].
Waterloo Campaign, parallel between campaign in Piedmont and, iv. [170].
Wavre, military operations at, iv. [182], [184], [187], [191]-195, [214].
Wealth, N. on, i. 137.
Weapons of war in 1796, i. 349.
Wehlau, military movements near, iii. 30.
Weimar, dissension in the Prussian camp at, ii. 429;
fighting at, 431;
meetings of N. with Goethe and Wieland at, iii. 72, 73, 176.
Weimar, Grand Duchess of, entertains N., iii. 174.
Weirother, Col., at Austerlitz, ii. 381.
Weissenberg, Gen., captured near St. Dizier, iv. [104].
Weissenburg, battle of, i. 273;
the French position at, ii. 365.
Weissenfels, taken by Bertrand, iv. [35].
Weissensee, narrow escape of Frederick William III at, ii. 436.
Wellenburg, acquired by Würtemberg, ii. 391.
Wellesley, Sir Arthur, takes command of operations in Portugal, iii. 122;
enters Portugal, 157;
defeats Junot at Vimeiro, 157;
recalled to England and vindicated, 186;
expels the French from Portugal, 236;
prepares for invasion of Spain, 236;
battle of Talavera, 236;
withdraws before Soult, 237;
created Duke of Wellington, 265;
See also [Wellington, Duke of].
Wellesley, Lord, succeeds Canning as prime minister, iii. 272;
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 284;
reinforces the army in Portugal, 284;
succeeded by Castlereagh, 378.
Wellington, Duke of (see also [Wellesley, Sir Arthur]), effect of Moore's spirit on, iii. 189;
holds Portugal, 283;
reinforced by Lord Hill, 283;
battle of Talavera, 284, 287;
battle of Busaco, 284;
retreat down the Mondego, 284;
constructs the lines of Torres Vedras, 285, 286;
battle of Ocaña, 287, 288;
difficult position at Lisbon, 288;
character, 288, 289;
summons famine to his aid, 289;
advances into Spain, 289;
battles of Albuera and Fuentes de Onoro, 289;
retreats to Portugal, 289;
recaptures Almeida, 289;
attacked by Lord Liverpool, 288;
on Masséna's stand, 289;
battle of Salamanca, 290;
storming of Badajoz, 290, 319;
captures Ciudad Rodrigo, 290, 319;
advances on the Duero, 290;
period of inactivity, 290;
returns to Portugal, 290;
resumes the offensive, 290;
between two fires, 290;
demoralization of his army, 291;
moves against Madrid, 290;
defeats Marmont at Salamanca, 377;
withdraws to the Portuguese frontier, 377;
hampered by English political situation, 377, 378;
reverses in the Peninsula, 392;
battle of Vitoria, 420;
threatens France, 420;
successes in Spain, 420, 423;
Spain rises to support, iv. [40];
on the war in Spain, [52];
signs conditions with N., [52];
succeeds Castlereagh at Congress of Vienna, [145], [169];
proposes to deport N. to St. Helena, [145];
recalled by Lord Liverpool, [149];
desires to take the field, [169];
military genius, [169];
plan of campaign of the Hundred Days, [169];
dissatisfaction with his troops, [169];
N.'s position with regard to Blücher and, [171];
influence over troops, [172];
relative strength in Waterloo campaign, [172];
awaits developments, [172];
reminiscences of Waterloo, [173], [178];
relations with Blücher, [176];
interview between the Duke of Richmond and, at the ball, [178];
indicates the battle-ground at Waterloo, [178];
concentration of his troops, [178], [179];
criticizes Blücher's tactics, [181];
meeting with Blücher at Bry, [180];
battle of Quatre Bras, [181]-188;
conversation with Col. Bowles, [184];
retreat to Mont St. Jean, [185], [189];
N. determines to attack, [185];
apprehended junction of Blücher and, [187], [190];
his choice of position, [189] et seq., [193], [196], [213];
proposes to fall back to Brussels, [190];
strength at Waterloo, [190];
Blücher promises support, [190];
Grouchy aims to prevent union between Blücher and, [192];
his resolution to give battle in front of Soignes, [192];
his center at Mont St. Jean, [195];
Gneisenau's doubt of his standing at Waterloo, [194];
lack of confidence in the Dutch-Belgian troops, [195];
headquarters at Waterloo, [195];
lines of retreat, [195], [214];
the plan of Waterloo, [197];
battle of Waterloo, [199] et seq.;
repeated calls for Blücher, [204];
stories of his anxiety, [207];
his conduct of the Waterloo campaign, [213];
faint-hearted coöperation with Blücher, [213];
restores Louis XVIII, [220];
danger of N.'s surrender to, [323];
share in the reconstruction of France, [225];
alleged attempt to assassinate, [234].
Wels, Russian troops at, ii. 367.
Wereja, capture of the French garrison of, iii. 350.
Werneck, Gen., capture of his division at Nördlingen, ii. 367.
Werther, N. compared to, i. 81.
Wesel, ceded to France, ii. 390;
French garrison at, 404, 416, 424;
demand for its restoration to Prussia, 422.
Weser, River, French occupation of the coast near, iii. 266;
territory on, offered to Sweden, 399.
Western Empire, accomplishment of N.'s dream of, iii. 73;
an end to the dreams of, 422.
West Indies, the, scheme for populating, ii. 236;
English blockade of the French fleet in, 257;
Jerome Buonaparte in, 257;
England watches French policy concerning, 267;
France looks to her power in, 280;
N.'s ambitions in, 289;
French squadrons ordered to, 333;
Nelson enticed to, 358;
N.'s ambitions in, iii. 308.
Westphalia, military movements in, ii. 425;
organization of the kingdom of, iii. 56, 62;
Jerome king of, 73, 279;
war indemnity exacted from, 78;
levy of troops in, 132, 322-324;
sequestration of Frederick William's estates in, 162;
insurrection in, 225;
Schill's failure in, 233;
scheme to incorporate part with France, 266;
French occupation of, 307;
French influence in, 423;
flight of Jerome to France, iv. [40].
West Prussia, Lestocq's retreat through, ii. 435.
Whitbread, Samuel, on the French Revolution, ii. 144.
"White Terror," the, i. 277; iv. [222].
Whitworth, Lord, character, ii. 267;
ambassador to Paris, 266, 276;
evades declaration of England's Maltese policy, 273;
summoned to the Tuileries, Feb. 17, 1803, 280-282;
at consular levee of March 13, 1803, 280-282;
his attitude, 284, 285;
on N.'s reception of April 4, 284;
reports on France's naval preparations, 284;
publication of his despatches in England, 284;
N.'s declarations to, on subject of invading England, 290;
a diplomatic method of, iii. 418.
Wiazma, battle of, iii. 350.
Wieland, C. M., interview with N. at Wiemar, iii. 174;
decorated at Erfurt, 176;
estimate of N.'s influence, 322.
Wilberforce, William, deprecates war with France, ii. 285.
Willach (Carinthia), ceded to France, iii. 239.
Willenberg, military movements near, iii. 13.
William, Prince (of Prussia), mission to Paris, iii. 178;
in battle of Waterloo, iv. [205].
"William the Conqueror," by Duval, ii. 350.
Willot, Gen., proposes to destroy the Directory, ii. 78;
suspected of plotting against N., 303.
Wilson, Sir Robert, endeavors to reorganize the Russian army, iii. 351.
Wintzengerode, captures Soissons, iv. [77];
defeated near St. Dizier, [95].
Wischau, junction of Austrian and Russian troops at, ii. 379.
Wittau, military operations near, iii. 227.
Wittenberg, captured by Davout, ii. 436;
French forces at, iii. 393;
French occupation of, iv. [2];
military movements near, [14].
Wittgenstein, Gen., in the Russian campaign, iii. 341;
menaces the French left, 350;
resumes offensive against Saint-Cyr, 359;
checked by Victor and Saint-Cyr, 361;
pursuit of the French army, 366, 383;
Victor ordered to hold back, 368;
at the passage of the Beresina, 370;
defeats Victor at Borrissoff, 370;
bad generalship of, 374, 383, 384;
losses in the Russian campaign, 383;
fails to cut off Macdonald's retreat, 384;
commanding the allied army, 403;
the battle of Lützen, 405;
loses his command, 411;
commanding Army of the East, iv. [3];
battle of Leipsic, [29];
driven from Nangis, [72].
Wkra, River, bridging of the, iii. 2.
Wolkousky, Prince P. M., in military council with Alexander I, iv. [98].
Women, N.'s attitude toward, and ideas concerning, i. 138, 143, 256, 311, 317, 448; ii. 197, 198, 255; iii. 326, 327;
education of, ii. 225, 226;
demands of German social custom on, iii. 259, 260.
Wrede, Gen., in campaign of Eckmühl, iii. 206;
movements before Ratisbon, 209;
defeated by Hiller at Erding, 212;
battle of Wagram, 229;
reaches Vilna, 373;
commanding Bavarian troops, iv. [35].
Wright, Capt., lands the Cadoudal conspirators in France, ii. 297, 298;
Savary suspected of complicity in death of, 412.
Wurmser, Gen., N.'s operations against, i. 350;
sent to reinforce Beaulieu, 357;
military genius, 378;
marches to relief of Mantua, 378 et seq.;
operations on Lake Garda, 381-383;
attempts to succor Mantua, 383, 384;
operations on the Brenta, 384;
advance-guard captured at Primolano, 384;
defeated at Bassano, 384;
demoralization of his army, 384;
makes ineffectual sally from Mantua, 392;
besieged in Mantua, his defense and surrender, 406-418;
N.'s generosity to, 417, 418.
Würtemberg, makes peace with France (1796), i. 385, 450;
grants to the Grand Duke of, ii. 265;
relations with Russia, 266;
French march through, 363;
friendly relations with and subservience to France, 377, 402; iii. 279;
created an independent kingdom, ii. 391, 398;
acquires territory after Austerlitz, 391;
member of the Confederation of the Rhine, 402, 403;
supplies contingents to N.'s armies, ii. 404; iii. 3, 322, 324, 394;
Maria Louisa's progress through, iii. 256;
allotment of Austrian lands to, 266;
turns from N. to the allies, iv. [40];
position in Germany, [298].
Würtemberg, Princess Catherine of, marries Jerome Napoleon, iii. 93, 94.
Würzburg, seized by Jourdan, i. 385;
reported French occupation of, ii. 420;
N.'s base, 424;
French forces at, iii. 393.
Y
"Yamacks," the, iii. 162.
Yarmouth, Lord, negotiates for peace, ii. 400, 401, 404.
Yelin, author of "Germany in her Deepest Humiliation," ii. 417.
Yermoloff, Gen., pursuit of the French army by, iii. 383.
Yonne, River, military operations on the, iv. [116], [157].
York, Duke of, besieges Dunkirk, i. 222;
defeated by Brune at Bergen, ii. 93, 323;
capitulates at Alkmaar, 93.
York, Gen., in correspondence with Alexander I, iii. 384;
concludes convention of Tauroggen, 385, 392, 395;
nominally degraded, 385;
desertion of the French cause, 393;
his action approved by the Estates of eastern Prussia, 397;
battle of Bautzen, 410;
battle of Leipsic, iv. [30];
reinforces Blücher at Montmirail, [63];
held by Mortier, [74];
routs Marmont at Athies, [79];
quits Blücher's army, but returns, [80].
"Young Guard," the, iii. 222;
battle of Lützen, 405;
battle of Dresden, iv. [9];
ordered to Bautzen, [18];
at Dresden, [21];
under command of Ney, [72];
Victor commanding portion of, [72];
"melts like snow," [78];
N. reviews, [117];
battle of Waterloo, [205].
Z
Zaborowski, N. seeks service with, i. 217.
Zach, Gen., in battle of Marengo, ii. 180.
Zacharias, Pope, on kingly power, ii. 325.
Zamosc, held by the French, iii. 402.
Zampaglini, Corsican patriot brigand, i. 139.
Zante, France's jealous care of, ii. 32.
Zealand, French occupation of, iii. 270;
N.'s offer to exchange it for Hanseatic towns, 270.
Zembin, the Emperor's retreat through, iii. 370.
Ziethen, Gen. J. J., in Waterloo campaign, iv. [172];
at Charleroi, [173];
at Fleurus, [173], [174];
battle of Waterloo, [204], [205].
Zittau, French advance from Dresden to, iv. [6];
Blücher's road to, blocked by Lauriston, [8].
Znaim, military operations near, ii. 367;
Kutusoff's retreat to, 379;
Charles withdraws toward, iii. 230;
fighting at, 230;
French repulse at, 235;
the armistice of, 241, 251.
Zorndorf, battle of, iv. [267].
Zürich, the plundering of, ii. 40;
battles of, 93, 141;
Army of the Reserve ordered to, 164, 169;
Masséna's victory at, 323.
Footnote 1: References: Pierron: Napoléon, de Dresde à Leipzig. Pelet: Des principales opérations de la campagne de 1813. York von Wartenburg: Précis militaire de la campagne de 1813 en Allemagne. Clément: Campagne de 1813. Lüdtke: Die strategische Bedeutung der Schlacht bei Dresden. Sorel: L'Europe et la révolution française, Vol. VIII.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 2: References: Luckwaldt: Österreich und die Anfänge des Befreiungskrieges von 1813: Vom Abschluss der Allianz mit Frankreich, bis zum Eintritt in die Koalition. Aster: Die Kriegsereignisse zwischen Peterswalde, Pirna, Königstein und Priesten im August, 1813, und die Schlacht bei Kulm. Wagner: Die Tage v. Dresden u. Kulm. Heft: Der Waffenstillstand und die Schlacht bei Gross-Beeren nebst fünf Beilagen.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 3: References: Wuttke: Die Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig. Aster: Die Schlachten bei Leipzig. Also see works of Hofmann, Naumann, and Dörr.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 4: References: Fain: Manuscrit de 1814. Rothenburg: Die Schlacht bei Leipzig im Jahre 1813.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 5: Correspondance, Vol. XVII. Mémoires du roi Joseph. Beauchamp: Histoire des campagnes de 1814 et 1815. Danitz: Geschichte d. Feldzugs v. 1814. Danilewsky: Der Feldzug in Frankreich. Houssaye: 1814.[Back to Main Text]