OCCUPATION OF FRENCH FORTRESSES.
Organization of the Allied army of occupation, under the supreme
command of the Duke of Wellington—Return of the remainder to
their respective countries—Instructions of the Allied Courts to
Wellington—Convention relating to the occupation, attached to
the Treaty of Paris—Positions assigned to each contingent on
the north-eastern frontier of France—March from Paris to
Cambrai—Military precautions—Camps of instruction and field
exercises—Reduction of the army of occupation—Difficulties with
the French—Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle—Evacuation of France—The
Guards Brigade leave Cambrai, after nearly three years' stay
there, and embark at Calais—Valedictory Orders—The Coldstream
sent to Chatham—Conclusion of military service in French
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