[47] Many of the guns at Waterloo actually became unserviceable from incessant firing.
[48] The casualties at Waterloo promoted Captain Mercer to the rank of 1st Captain.
[49] Although a Colonel in the army, Sir George Wood was only a Regimental Lieutenant-Colonel in 1815.
[50] This seems the must probable solution of the difficulty.
[51] At this time, according to the Duke’s letter, he had nothing but his reserve Artillery, the rest having quitted the field!
Transcriber’s Note:
Errata for this volume has been incorporated into the text.
Obvious printer errors corrected silently.
Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.