#WaterlooRemembered - Day 1 Here. We. Go! The fortnight of Waterloo commemorations kicks off with me discussing the real Waterloo story, and some of the main areas of debate, ahead of the first interview tomorrow (which looks at some of the forgotten foreign forces). Fresh episodes will be released every day between now and the 18th June. Please share widely, and join the discussion. https://anchor.fm/the-napoleonicist/episodes/Waterloo-Whats-the-real-story-ef164s
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Something often overlooked. Ney was appointed left wing commander only on the 14th or 15th and had no HQ to speak of. He had to assemble what he could, find out where is corps were located and communicate with them. No easy task when you have no aides. This may partly explain why Ney was late in attacking the Quarte Bras road junction on the 16th.