Historical records of the 91st Argyllshire ... - waughfamily.ca

9 1ST ARGYLLSHIRE HIGHLANDERS. 69CHAPTEE Y.Waterloo Cambray Army of OccupationEnglandIreland.round ParisBEFORE proceeding- with the future movements ofisu.the 91st, it will be necessary to glance briefly atwhat had been taking place in Europe sincereturn of the regimentfrom the Peninsula. Thetherecord of the regiment has already shown thatthePeninsular War was brought to a conclusionby the battle of Toulouse. In 1814,after anabsence of five years, the Duke of Wellingtonreturned to England, and for a while was engagedin diplomatic duties. Havingbeen a short timeambassador at the restored Bourbon court atParis, he attended, in 1815, the General Congressof European powers at Vienna. The deliberationsof that assembly were broken up by the newsthat Napoleon had not only quitted Elba, but wasinthe Tuileries with a large army flockingto hisstandard, while the Bourbon king was flyingto