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The Life of John Colborne, Field-Marshal Lord Seaton, G.C.B., G.C.H., G.C.M.G., K.T.S., K.St.G., K.M.T., &C by George Charles Moore Smith (Paperback / softback, 2012)

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: ...had learnt hitherto, his quickness of eye, his rapidity of judgment, his instant resource, his daring acceptance of responsibility, w contributed their part to defeat Napoleon's last mighty effort, and wrest, for England and her allies, the hard-fought victory. We may leave for a moment any discussion of the part played in the last scene of Waterloo by other troops. If all that they claim be conceded to them, Colborne's glory is hardly the less. We will therefore give an account of the part played by Colborne in the battle, based on accounts furnished by himself, and by Captain W. C. Yonge, of the 52nd, t and by Mr. Leeke, of the 52nd, J who were both connected with him by marriage. The 52nd moved from its original position near Merbe Braine soon after 3 o'clock, or four hours after the action commenced, and advanced with the other regiments of the brigade to the right centre of the front line. Here the brigade formed squares, taking the place of the Brunswick Light Infantry Battalions, which, in close columns, repeatedly charged by cavalry and pierced through by showers of cann shot, had suffered severely. At the moment of the arrival of the brigade thing could be more disastrous than the appearance of this part of the position, the ground so thickly strewed with these poor mangled Bruns-wickers and the long line of British guns, as far as the eye could reach, every one of them silenced, overpowered by the number and greater weight of metal of the French artillery, the gun carriages, many of them, cut to pieces by the shot, and the gunners either killed or driven to seek the shelter of the squares from the cavalry, who careered among them unmolested. Between the great attacks the See Appendix II.-j-Memoir of Lord Seaton's Services, privately...

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