FOOTNOTES:

[24] The Earl of Arran had not been long at court before an affair of gallantry involved him in a quarrel with Lord Mordaunt (afterwards the celebrated Earl of Peterborough), which produced a meeting in Greenwich Park, when, after firing their pistols without effect, they engaged with swords; Lord Mordaunt was wounded in the groin, and the Earl of Arran in the thigh, when the former accidentally broke his sword, which terminated the contest.

[25] Charles Godfrey, Esq., was brother-in-law to John Lord Churchill (afterwards Duke of Marlborough), having married Miss Arabella Churchill, mistress of King James II., and mother of James Duke of Berwick, one of the most successful and distinguished generals of his age, who rose to the rank of Marshal of France, and obtained a dukedom in Spain, and another in France.

[26] A detailed account of this action is given in the Record of the 6th Dragoon Guards; and also in the Record of the Fifth Foot.

[27] His Highness was afterwards reigning Duke of Brunswick. He married the Princess Augusta, sister to King George III.; and died of wounds received at the battle of Jena in 1808.

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The page numbering of the original text has been retained. The early pages have numbering i-viii then iii-vi.

Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example, bearskin, bear skin, bear-skin; cannon-ball, cannon ball; tragical.

[Pg 6], 'Lievtenant vi^s ' replaced by 'Lieutenant vi^s '.
[Pg 11], 'SIXTH Horse obtained' replaced by 'SIXTH HORSE obtained'.
[Pg 27], 'Phoenix Park on the 22nd' replaced by 'Phœnix Park on the 22nd'.
[Pg 54], 'valice' replaced by 'valise'.
[Pg 55], 'mean time the legions' replaced by 'meantime the legions'.