“Never, except when he gave orders.”
“What was the general character of his countenance during the day?”
WHEN THE LAST CHARGE FAILED
“Riante!—till the last charge failed.”
“How did he look then?”
“Blanc-mort!”
“Did he say ‘Sauve qui peut’?”
“No! When he saw the English infantry rush forward, and the cavalry in the intermediate spaces coming down the hill, he said: ‘A present il est fini. Sauvons-nous!’”[43]
How Wellington’s Trophies were won
It was in Napoleon’s second grand attack that our two Waterloo Eagle-trophies, the most famous spoils ever won by the British Army, came into Wellington’s hands.