On entering the city we crossed the great battlefield, where nearly four hundred thousand men met in [64] combat, and Napoleon received one of his first great defeats. The house at which we stopped to have our passports arranged still bears, in the many bullets and balls in its walls, evidence of the proximity of the scene of battle. We passed over the bridge in entering the city which by being prematurely destroyed caused the capture and death of so many of Napoleons followers. There is a small footbridge leading near to the Elster, over which ‘tis said that Napoleon was obliged to cross, first changing his now well known cap for that of one of his soldiers.
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