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...Gerald Clarke's Essay charges Marshal Ney with responsibility for Napoleon's debacle at Waterloo. Surely the blame should go to the dilatory and unfortunate Marshal Grouchy for his failure to intercept Blücher's Prussians, and not to the intrepid Ney, who on the contrary, attacked Wellington two hours ahead of time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 26, 1971 | 7/26/1971 | See Source »

...with the hapless laggard. Probably no battle has ever been won by the general who was late. "Time is everything," Lord Nelson said. "Five minutes makes the difference between victory and defeat." The French were kind enough to prove his point a few years later. If the dilatory Marshal Ney had beaten Blucher's Prussians to position at Waterloo, the battle could have ended in a French victory, and Wellington might have taken Bonaparte's lease on the house at St. Helena. Similarly, if Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart had shown up at Gettysburg when he was supposed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Essay: IN (SLIGHT) PRAISE OF TARDINESS | 6/28/1971 | See Source »

...Wall Street Jungle, Ney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction Best Sellers: Nov. 16, 1970 | 11/16/1970 | See Source »

...Wall Street Jungle, Ney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction Best Sellers: Nov. 9, 1970 | 11/9/1970 | See Source »

...Wall Street Jungle, Ney...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fiction Best Sellers: Nov. 9, 1970 | 11/9/1970 | See Source »

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