one o'clock before
One gray-coated figure riding a white horse was in advance of the rest . The cheers , the almost delirious shouts and cries , told the watchers that it was the Emperor . It was his last grand review , his last moment of triumph . It was after one o'clock before the actual battle began . More books have been written about that battle than any other that was ever fought . One is tempted to say , almost than all others that were ever fought . And the closest reasoners arrive at different conclusions and disagree as to many vital and important details .