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1. Grouchy (Emmanuel de, 1766–1847): Marshal of France. Charged with giving chase to the Prussians routed at Ligny, he lacked initiative and failed to come to Napoleon’s aid at Waterloo.

2. The ruins of the Palais d’Orsay which housed the Conseil d’État (Council of State) and the Cour des Comptes (Court of Accounts) stood on the Quai d’Orsay until 1898, when the Compagnie des chemins de fér d’Orleans built the Gare d’Orsay. Today the building houses the Musée d’Orsay.

3. A grognard is an historical term for the soldiers of the old guard of Napoleon I.