Project Gutenberg 2010-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 130 De Lancey, Magdalene, Lady 1793 1822 Hall, Magdalene Harvey, Magdalene Lancey, Magdalene de, Lady Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Scott, Walter 1771 1832 Scott, Sir Walter Malagrowther, Malachi Cleishbotham, Jedediah Templeton, Laurence Ward, B. R. (Bernard Rowland) 1863 Ward, Bernard Rowland 07008229 A Week at Waterloo in 1815 Lady De Lancey's Narrative: Being an Account of How She Nursed Her Husband, Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, Mortally Wounded in the Great Battle Produced by Steven Gibbs, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Week at Waterloo in 1815" by Lady Magdalene De Lancey is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The narrative recounts the personal experiences of Lady De Lancey as she nurses her husband, Colonel Sir William Howe De Lancey, Quartermaster-General of the Army, who is mortally wounded during the Battle of Waterloo. It offers a poignant glimpse into the realities of war through the lens of love and loss, focusing on Lady De Lancey’s emotional and physical struggles amid the chaos of battle. At the start of the narrative, Lady De Lancey describes her arrival in Brussels shortly before the onset of the campaign, capturing the initial peace and happiness of her married life with her husband. She recounts their idyllic days together, filled with love and optimism, unaware that their tranquility would soon be shattered by the impending battle. As tensions heighten and Sir William prepares for action, she reflects on the impending separation and offers insights into her fears and resilience as the conflict begins. The opening sets a tender yet foreboding tone, highlighting the fragility of happiness in the face of war and the deep bond between the couple that becomes central to the narrative as events unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en De Lancey, William Howe, Sir, 1778-1815 Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 DC Text Napoleonic(Bookshelf) Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - Warfare 251634 251644 2024-09-13T10:04:38.792758 2023-09-14T04:32:24.301029 text/html text/html 241485 2010-03-06T08:49:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1009527 2010-03-06T08:49:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1070185 2024-09-13T10:04:47.163697 application/epub+zip 1071244 2024-09-13T10:04:41.411734 application/epub+zip 149873 2024-09-13T10:04:39.841733 application/epub+zip 1503981 2024-09-13T10:04:50.956659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1471753 2024-09-13T10:04:45.678701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185399 2022-09-14T12:15:43.925583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187795 187695 2024-09-13T10:04:37.932763 2023-09-14T04:32:23.372034 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 187758 2010-03-06T08:49:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 71893 2010-03-06T08:49:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 187769 2010-03-06T08:49:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71830 2010-03-06T08:49:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22594 2024-09-13T10:04:51.116659 application/rdf+xml 14287 2024-09-13T10:04:40.240717 image/jpeg 3671 2024-09-13T10:04:40.035718 image/jpeg 1070424 2024-09-13T10:04:38.845725 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia