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And this time he bore down the English and established himself in the farm-house of La Haie-Sainte . Napoleon is once more at Belle-Alliance . `` And now here comes Bülow from the east -- under the bench here , you see -- and the Emperor sends General Mouton to meet him . At half-past four -LRB- the battle had begun at one o'clock -RRB- Wellington attempts to drive Ney out of La Haie-Sainte . But Ney , who now saw that everything depended on obtaining possession of the ground in front of the wood -- the sand here by the border of the grass , '' the captain threw his glove over to the spot indicated , `` Ney , you see , calls up the reserve brigade of Milhaud 's cuirassiers and hurls himself at the enemy . `` Presently his men were seen upon the heights , and already the people around the Emperor were shouting ` Victoire ! ' ``` It is an hour too late , ' answered Napoleon .