Bernard,

I am reading Waterloo presently and there is something I just cannot get to grips with. If Ney showed such poor judgement at Quatre Bras, how is it that Napoleon continues to rely on him during the campaign? Even to the point that he retires from the battlefield for several hours and leaves Ney in charge, which was more than enough time to monumentally cock up again with those fateful cavalry charges.

I just don’t get it.

Is there something I am missing?

Cheers,

Dennis Williams