"Clausewitz, the Western world's most renown military theorist, participated in the Waterloo campaign as a senior staff officer in the Prussian Army. His appraisal, offered here in an up-to-date and readable translation, criticized the Duke of Wellington's actions. Lord Liverpool sent his translation of the manuscript to Wellington, who pronounced it a 'lying work'. The translated commentary was quickly buried in Wellington's private papers, where it languished for a century and a half. Now published for the first time in English, Hofschröer brings Clausewitz's critique back into view with thorough annotation and contextual explanation"--Jacket.

Originally published in German as Der Feldzug von 1815 in Frankreich, as v. 8 in the posthumously published work Hinterlassene Werke des Generals Carl von Clausewitz über Krieg und Kriegführung. Berlin : F. Dümmler, 1832-1837.

The French armed forces : organization of the standing army -- Depot troops and the Armée Extraordinaire -- Napoleon's exaggeration of the available resources -- Order of battle of the French Army -- The National Guard -- Allied deployment in April -- Defense -- Preemptive attack on Wellington and Blücher -- The allied armed forces -- Order of battle and disposition of forces on both sides -- Reflections on Wellington's deployment : necessary assumptions -- Critique -- Disposition and concentration of the Prussian Army -- Objective of the French attack -- The point of union of the two allied armies -- Calculation of the time necessary for the concentration of the Prussian Army -- Calculation of the time necessary for the concentration of Wellington's army -- Reflections -- Bonaparte concentrates his army -- Bluc̈her's concentration at Sombreffe -- Wellington's concentration -- Bonaparte's offensive is directed at Blücher -- The engagement at Charleroi -- Situation on the morning of June 16 -- The Battle of Ligny -- Blücher's deployment -- Dispositions on the front at Ligny -- Dispositions on the Sombreffe Front -- The Duke of Wellington arrives -- Bonaparte's plan of attack -- Critical commentary -- Main events of the battle -- The Third Army Corps' actions -- Critical commentary on the battle as a whole : Blücher -- Bonaparte -- The engagement at Quatre Bras -- Observations -- Blücher's movements on June 17 -- Wellington on June 17 and 18 -- The Battle of Waterloo : Wellington's deployment -- Bonaparte's plan of attack -- The key points of the battle : Wellington's defense -- The Prussian attack -- The Battle of Wavre on June 18 and 19 : Grouchy's march -- General Thielemann's deployment -- Grouchy's attack on June 18 and 19 -- The encounter at Namur -- Reflections on the battle : Bonaparte -- The allies -- The Battle of Wavre -- A second battle against Blücher -- Consequences of the battle -- The march on Paris : initial pursuit -- The march on Paris : critical comments -- Table of marches -- The situation in Paris -- Advance of the remaining armies into France -- The capture of the fortresses.