'The English cavalry outdid his (Prince Ferdinand's) expectation, and indeed all former examples. They came up five miles on a full trot (the Germans call it a gallop) without being blown, without the least confusion or disorder, and attacked the enemy's cavalry and infantry several times.'—Annual Register, 1760.
[50] London Gazette.
[51] It appears from the Official Returns that no less than 1666 women were with the British army in Germany.
[52] Records in the Adjutant-General's Office.
Heights above Cateau, 26th April, 1794.
'Sir,
'It is from the field of battle that I have the satisfaction to acquaint you, for His Majesty's information, with the glorious success which the army under my command has had this day.
'At day-break this morning the enemy attacked me on all sides. After a short but severe conflict, we succeeded in repulsing them with considerable slaughter.
'The enemy's General Chapuy is taken prisoner, and we are masters of thirty-five pieces of the enemy's cannon. The behaviour of the British Cavalry has been beyond all praise. It is impossible for me, as yet, to give a full account of the loss sustained by His Majesty's troops: I have reason to believe that it is not considerable. The only officers of whom I have any information as yet, and who I believe are all that have fallen upon this occasion, are Major-General Mansell, Captain Pigot, and Lieutenant Fellowes, of the Third Dragoon Guards.'—Extract from the Duke of York's Despatch.