"Suddenly a loud shout announces something extraordinary even on this day of excitement. Every one hurries to the spot, pushing each other, jumping, shouting. 'What can it mean?' I inquired. 'Monsieur l'Officier, c'est un convoi des prisonniers que vient d'arriver,' replied my man, doffing at the same time his bonnet de nuit and making a most respectful salaam. I stopped to see the convoy pass. The prisoners, dressed in grey capotes and bonnets de fourrage, marched steadily on. Some vieux moustaches look very grave, and cast about furious glances at the noisy crowd which follows them with the perseverance of a swarm of mosquitoes, sacré-ing and venting all kind of illiberal abuse on them and the b— of an Emperor. Many, however, younger men, laugh, joke, and return their abuse with interest, whilst the soldiers of the escort (English) march doggedly along, pushing aside the more forward of the throng, and apparently as if only marching round a relief.
"At noon arrived in the neighbourhood of Mons, where we overtook the Greys, Inniskillings, Ross's troop of horse artillery, and several other corps, both of cavalry and infantry. We had, in short, now rejoined the army. The Greys and the Inniskillings were mere wrecks—the former, I think, did not muster 200 men, and the latter, with no greater strength, presented a sad spectacle of disorganisation and bad discipline; they had lost more than half their appointments. Some had helmets, some had none; many had the skull-cap, but with the crest cut or broken off; some were on their own large horses, others on little ones they had picked up; belts there were on some; many were without, not only belts, but also canteens and haversacks. The enemy surely had not effected in a single day so complete a disorganisation, and I shrewdly suspect these rollicking Paddies of having mainly spoilt themselves. The other corps all looked remarkably well, although they, too, had partaken in the fight.
"We crossed after the Greys, and came with them on the main road to Maubeuge at the moment a Highland regiment (perhaps the 92nd), which had come through Mons, was passing. The moment the Highlanders saw the Greys an electrifying cheer burst spontaneously from the column, which was answered as heartily; and on reaching the road the two columns became blended for a few minutes—the Highlanders running to shake hands with their brave associates in the late battle. This little burst of feeling was delightful—everybody felt it; and although two or three general officers were present, none interfered to prevent or to censure this breach of discipline."
FOOTNOTES:
[9] "Here were more cuirasses than men, for the wounded (who could move), divesting themselves of its encumbrance, had made their escape, leaving their armour on the ground where they had fallen."
[10] In some accounts of the battle and visits to the field, &c., it has been stated that this garden was a scene of slaughter. Totally untrue! As I have stated in the text, I did not see above two or three altogether. There certainly might have been more concealed amongst the vegetation, but they could not have been many.
Adams, General, [126], [136]
—— Sergeant-Major, [230]
Adour, river, [253], [254]
—— valley of the, [264], [269]
Adventure, transport, [316]
Agueda, river, [88]
Ainhoe, the heights of, [260], [261]
Alba de Tormes, [55]
Albuera, battle of, [41];
Beresford at, [277]
Alexander, Emperor, [314]
Allenquer, town, [34], [37]
Alost, [327]
Alton, General Count, [57], [114], [115];
at Salamanca, [71];
at Quatre Bras, [122], [123];
at Waterloo, [128]
Andover, [149], [150]
Anglesey, Marquis of, see under Uxbridge, Lord
Arenas, [59]
Arinez, [75]
Armstrong, ——, [219]
Arruda, [35]
Ascot Heath, [344]
Assche, [330]
Astorga, [179]
Atalya, [52]
Auchmuty, General, [147]
Austrian Emperor, [314]
Badajos, [5], [41], [86], [104], [225];
the great breach at, [11], [25], [215];
the siege of, [95] sqq.
Baker, ——, [211], [213]
Barnard, Sir Andrew, at Quatre Bras, [120], [121], [124];
at Waterloo, [125], [127], [132];
in Spain, [232]
—— Colonel, [82];
at Vittoria, [75], [76];
at Ciudad Rodrigo, [93];
at Badajos, [98], [99], [102];
in the Pyrenees, [108], [110]
Barnes, Sir Edward, [20]
Barossa, battle of, [223]
Bath, [149]
Bathala, convent of, [34]
Bawdsey, [317]
Bay of Biscay, [111], [265]
Baynes, Captain, [385]
Bayonne, [109], [111], [266];
the fighting before, [113], [263], [264]
Bean, Major, [371]
Beckwith, Sir Sidney at Sabugal, [63], [64], [65]
Belgian skirmishers, [291];
allies, [120], [300], [302], [322];
horse artillery, [330]
Bell, ——, [230]
—— Lieutenant, [374]
Benevento, [188]
Bengal Horse Artillery, [16]
Bera, village of, [105], [106], [107]
Beresford, Marshal, at Salamanca, [71];
sketch of, [210]-213;
at Orthez, [266];
at Toulouse, [276] sqq.
Berri, Duc de, [331]
Bidassoa, river, [105];
passage of the, [81], [107], [108]
Blandford Downs, [143], [144]
Blucher, Prince, interviewed by Wellington at Ligny, [120];
his defeat at Ligny, [123], [336];
retreats to Wavre, [124];
at Waterloo, [311];
at Quatre Bras, [335] sqq.
Bock, General, [74]
Boer and Highlander in South Africa, [12]
Bolton, Captain, [378], [379]
"Boney's Invincibles," [168]
Braine le Comte, [341]
Brander, Lieutenant, [263]
Breton, Lieutenant, [391], [398]
Brooks, James, [197] sqq.
Brotherwood, ——, [168],[171]
Brunswick, Duke of, [117], [119]
Brunswick allies at Quatre Bras, [292];
at Waterloo, [364], [384] sqq.
Brussels, [116], [117], [287] sqq., [298], [305], [315], [330], [364], [366], [372];
Duchess of Richmond's ball at, [118], [287]
Buenos Ayres, the fiasco at, [142], [147], [309]
Bull, Major, [341], [403]
Bunbury, Lieutenant, [156]
Burgos, the retreat from, [18], [41], [54], [55]
Burrard, Sir Harry, supersedes Sir Arthur Wellesley, [153], [154], [163];
at Vimiero, [215]
Busaco, battle of, [31]
Butterworth, Gunner, [387]
Cadiz, [153]
Cameron, Colonel, at Ciudad Rodrigo, [89], [93], [98];
at Badajos, [102];
at Waterloo, [132]
Campbell, Sir Colin, [102]
—— Captain, at Toulouse, [281], [282];
at Quatre Bras (Brevet-Major), [293], [294]
Cardo, ——, [177]
Caridad, convent of, [58]
Cashel, [148], [149]
Castanos, General, [70]
Castre, [339]
Ceira, passage of the, [49]
Charleroi road, [335], [349], [350], [383], [403]
Chatham, Earl of, [28]
Chelsea, [212]
Chichester, [145], [147]
Ciudad Rodrigo, [5], [25], [41], [52], [58], [98];
leader of the forlorn hope at, [6], [10];
Marmont marches to the relief of, [53];
the storming of, [86] sqq.
Clichy, [312]
Clinton, Sir Henry, [309]
Clonmel, [149]
Coa, [51];
river, [63]
Coates, ——, [337], [338], [349]
Cochan, Mrs., [161], [162]
Coimbra, [30], [33]
Colborne, Colonel, [87]
Colchester Barracks, [311]
Cole, Sir Lowry, [113], [115]
Combermere, Lord, [72]
Condacia, [33], [48]
Cooke, Colonel, [84]
Copenhagen, expedition to, [151], [228]
Cork, [154], [228], [287]
Corunna, Moore's retreat to, [6], [142]"[142], [178] sqq., [223], [227], [228], [313];
sufferings of the retreat, [194] sqq.
Cowel, Major, [268]
Cox, Lieutenant, [152], [200], [206]
Crammond, Driver, [401]
Craufurd, General, [141] sqq.;
in Buenos Ayres, [147];
in the retreat to Corunna, [179] sqq., [230];
described by a private who served under him, [215] sqq.
Crosby, Sergeant-Major, [230]
Cuesta, General, [83]
Cunningham, Corporal, [255], [256]
Czar, Wellington's despatch to the, [335]
Dalheath, near Falkirk, [25]
Dalrymple, Sir Hew, [154], [215]
Dance, Captain, [339]
Davidson, Brevet-Major, [293]
Deben, river, [317]
Demon, ——, [230] sqq.
Denburn, river, [239]
Dendermonde, [329]
D'Erlon, General, at Waterloo, [129], [299], [300]
Devine, ——, [225], [226]
Dick, Colonel, [293]
Dickson, Captain, [147]
—— Sir Alexander, [352]
Doury, ——-, [271], [272]
Downs, the, [28]
Drummond, Major, [320]
Dundas, Sir David, [47]
Dutch troops at Waterloo, [300]
Ebro, valley of the, [59]
Echelar, mountain, [107]
Elba, [116], [143], [311]
Eleder, Captain, [147]
Elvas, [96], [102]
Enghien, [337], [339], [341], [343]
Epsom, [344]
Ers, river, [277]
Erskine, Sir William, [63], [64]
Essling, Prince of, [36]
Fane, General, [164], [168]
Farquharson, Lieut. D., [248], [284]
Fermoy, [226]
Fez d'Aronce, [49]
Figuera, Bay of, [29]
Flinn, Rifleman, [65]
Flushing, [226], [227]
Fontainebleau, [116]
Franklin, ——, [189], [190]
Fraser, Sergeant, [158], [159]
Fraser, ——, [248]
Frasnes, village of, [350], [352]
Frazer, Sir Augustus, [21], [354], [362], [382];
at Waterloo, [383], [384], [385], [405]
Freire, General, [82], [276]
Fuentes d'Onore, battle of, [25], [41], [52], [66]
Fyfe, Smith, [295]
Garges, [314]
Gave, river, [265]
Gembloux, [355]
Genappe, [119], [124], [360], [362], [366]
German Legion, [189];
at Waterloo, [375], [380]
Ghent, [242], [320], [327]
Ghystelle, [320]
Gibraltar, [230]
Gosport, [145]
Gould, Colonel, [381], [382]
Gourgaud, General (quoted), [357]
Graham, Sir Thomas, at Vittoria, [79], [81];
at Ciudad Rodrigo, [88];
at San Sebastian, [106], [230]
Gramont, [311]
Great Rhune, [81]
Gregory, Lieut.-Colonel, [320]
Grouchy, General, [336]
Guarda, [51]
Guardiana, river, [96], [102]
Guards at Quatre Bras, [289] sqq.
Hall, Quarter-master, [348], [366], [405]
Hart, Captain, [225], [226]
Hart, the brothers John, Mike, and Peter, [226], [227], [228]
Harwich, [315], [316]
Hautain le Val, [347]
Henderson, ——, [271], [272]
Higgins, Thomas, [187], [223], [224]
Hill, Sir Dudley, [199]
—— Sir Rowland, [75]-78, [115]
—— General (afterwards Lord Hill), at Roliça, [158];
"Farmer" Hill described, [209], [210];
at Orthez, [269];
at Toulouse, [276]
—— Lieutenant, [184], [185], [191]
—— Captain, [318], [319]
Hilsea barracks, [145], [146]
Hincks, Lieutenant, [398]
Hitchins, Surgeon, [342], [347], [377], [383]
Holland, expedition to, [28]
Hope, Sir John, [81]
Hopewood, ——, [114]
Hopwood, Lieutenant, [171]
Hougoumont, [128], [300] sqq., [375], [383], [403];
the garden of, [14], [399], [406], [408];
the attack on, [129]
Houssaye (quoted), [15], [336]
Howans, Dan, [216] sqq.
Huerta, [74]
Hunt, Gunner, [377], [379]
Hussar, frigate, [28]
Hythe, [29], [224], [225], [229], [232]
—— barracks, [28]
Innes, Lieutenant, [269]
Inniskilling Dragoons at Waterloo, [129], [299] sqq., [410]
Isle of Wight, [145]
Jackman, ——, [226]
Jagger, Ben, [216]
Janca, [107]
Jenkinson, Captain, [71]
Junot, General, [40], [163]
Kellerman, General, [169]
Kempt, Sir James, [80], [114], [115];
at Waterloo, [131], [300]
Knight, ——, [65]
La Belle Alliance, [15], [136], [300], [365]
La Haye Sainte, [125], [126], [133], [300] sqq., [372]
La Rhune, [111], [112]
Ladysmith, [104]
Lake, Colonel, [157]
Lambert, Sir John, [132], [135]
Landguard fort, [316]
Langeveldt, [354], [371]
Latta, Ensign, [284]
Le Secca, [106]
Leathes, Lieutenant, [333], [398]
Lebbeke, [330]
Leech, Captain, [152], [161], [164], [165]
Lefebvre, General, [186], [189]
Leith, [95], [116]
Leria, [34]
Life Guards at Quatre Bras, [124];
at Waterloo, [129], [131], [299], [361], [372], [410]
Light Division, the (Craufurd's),[6], [7], [25], [215];
the light regiment of the, [32];
at Sabugal, [63];
at Fuentes d'Onore, [66];
at Orthez, [266]
Ligny, [120];
the battle of, [123], [336]
Lillois, [402], [405]
Lisbon, [29], [39], [40], [232], [233]
Liston, Corporal Robert, [211], [212]
Little Rhune, [82]
Livy, [408]
Loison, General, [50]
Louis XVIII., flees from Paris, [116];
holds court at Ghent, [327], [328]
Low, John, [167]
Macara, Sir Robert, [293]
M'Donald, Major, at Quatre Bras,
[337] sqq.;
in the retreat to Waterloo, [351] sqq.;
at Waterloo, [374] sqq., [397]
M'Dougall, Lieut. Kenneth, [261]
M'Guire, Mrs., [193]
M'Kenzie, Lieutenant, [284]
Mackenzie, General, [231]
McLauchlan, Patrick, [184], [185]
M'Lloyd, Major, [373]
M'Namara, ——, [268]
M'Pherson, Captain Mungo, [261]
Mahone, Patrick, [171]
Maine, boundary line dispute, [310]
Manningtree, [316]
Marmont, General, [52], [86], [329];
at Salamanca, [70], [72]
Massena, Marshal, [25], [30], [46], [63];
before Torres Vedras, [33];
pursued by Wellington, [37];
retreats from Torres Vedras, [62]
Maubeuge, [410]
Maya, Pass of, [106]
Mayberry, Sergeant Thomas, [224], [225], [226]
Medley, ——, [222], [223], [224]
Mendoza, bridge of, [75]
Menzies, Major, [292]
Merke Braine, [300], [382]
Militia, North York, [25]
Miller, Driver, [389]
Milward, ——, [338]
Mittelkerke, [317]
Molly, Lieutenant, [227]
Mondego, [154]
Mons, [410]
Mont Rave, [82], [276], [277]
Mont St. Jean, the heights of, [299], [300], [302], [374], [387]
Moore, Sir John, [6], [142], [147];
at Corunna, [178] sqq.
Morrisson, ——, [225], [226]
Mullins, ——, [172]
Musselburgh, [239]
Namur, [28]
Napier, Sir William, 4 (quoted), [66]
—— Major, [167], [213], [214]
Napoleon, allusions, [15], [16], [49], [178], [183], [328], [404];
his abdication, [84];
escapes from Elba, [116], [143], [311];
at Quatre Bras, [117], [121], [122], [335] sqq.;
at Waterloo, [129], [130], [302] sqq.;
transfers the Spanish crown to his brother Joseph, [153];
overtakes the rearguard in the retreat to Waterloo, [356], [357], [365]
Nassau troops, [349]
New Orleans, [352]
Ney, Marshal, defeated by Wellington at the passage of the Ceira, [49];
in the retreat from Torres Vedras, [62];
at Quatre Bras, [288], [292], [336] sqq.;
leads the cavalry charges at Waterloo, [405]
Nieuport, [317]
Ninove, [338], [341]
Nivelle, river, [258], [259];
passage of the, [81], [250], [259];
town, [344], [345], [347], [349], [405], [409];
road, [375] sqq.
Nova Scotia, [310]
O'Hara, Major, [95]
Old Guard, the, [16], [408]
Orange, Prince of, [120]
Orr, ——, [177]
Orthez, battle of, [265] sqq.
Ostend, [242], [315], [317], [320], [324];
harbour, [318]
Pack, General Sir Denis, [254], [264], [269], [271];
at Toulouse, [278];
his brigade at Quatre Bras, [289] sqq.;
at Waterloo, [299] sqq.
Paget, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Edward, [56]
Pakenham, Sir Edward, [74]
—— Captain, [164]
Pampeluna, [79], [106]
Paris, [116], [138], [409];
grand review after Waterloo, [312]
Passages, [257]
Pau, river, [265], [266], [267], [269]
Peninsula, [241], [257];
British soldier of the, [11], [27];
the Rifles in the, [25], [29];
campaign of 1811-12, [41];
fights of the, [62];
sieges of the, [86];
experiences in the, [153]
Petite la Rhune, [81], [112]
Peyrehorade, [266]
Philarea, transport, [316]
Phillipon, General, [95]
Picton, Sir Thomas, [77], [82], [116];
at Toulouse, [83], [276];
at Ciudad Rodrigo, [93];
at Badajos, [95];
at Quatre Bras, [122], [289];
at Waterloo, [129], [131], [299], [366];
at Orthez, [266] sqq.
Plymouth, [229]
Ponton, James, [159]
Portsdown Hill, [147];
execution at, [145]
Portsmouth, [228]
Portugal, [30], [34], [142]
—— King John of, [34]
Price, farrier, [379]
Prussia, King of, [314]
Prussian troops, [351], [355];
at Quatre Bras, [123];
at Waterloo, [395], [399], [403]
Pullen, Richard, [228] sqq.
Pyrenees, [25], [80];
marches and fights in the, [105] sqq., [246], [257]
Pyrnes, [42]
Quatre Bras, [14], [25], [309];
the battle of, [116] sqq., [288] sqq., [335] sqq.;
the village of, [119];
the Prussians at, [123];
the retreat to Waterloo from, [297] sqq.
Quentin, Colonel, [334]
Ramsay, Major, [351], [371], [372]
Rave, Mont, [82], [276], [277]
Redinha, the fight at, [46], [62]
Regnier, General, [63]
Richmond, Duchess of, the ball given at Brussels by the, [118], [287]
—— Duke of, [374]
"Rifles," the 95th, opposed to the 95th (French Regiment), [48];
at Vittoria, [74], [75];
at Ciudad Rodrigo, [87];
at Badajos, [95], [103];
at Quatre Bras, [116], [123];
at Waterloo, [127] sqq.;
in Buenos Ayres, [147];
at Copenhagen, [151];
at Vimiero, [163]
Roberts, Field-Marshal Lord (quoted), [16]
Roliça, allusions to the battle of, [6], [142], [156], [162], [169], [180], [209]
Ross, Colonel, [110]
Ross's troop of Horse Artillery, [312], [410]
Rotterdam, [116]
Royal Artillery, at Waterloo, [136]
—— G Battery, [6], [9], [15], [311];
at Waterloo, [136];
at Quatre Bras, [337]
Royal Highlanders (42nd), [6], [8], [12], [203];
at the Modder, [17];
in the Pyrenees, [257] sqq., [273], [275];
at Toulouse, [276] sqq. ;
at Quatre Bras, [287] sqq.
Sabugal, battle of, [51], [52], [62];
Wellington's description of the battle, [63]
Sahagun, [179], [180], [183]
St. Cyr, Marshal, [338]
St. Francisco, fort, [87]
St. Jean, the heights of Mont, [299], [300], [302], [374], [387]
St. Jean de Luz, [82], [111];
road, [263]
St. Severe, [254], [267];
road, [270], [271]
Salamanca, [8], [41], [61], [211], [213], [329];
Wellington halts at, [54], [55];
battle of, [69] sqq.
Salisbury plain, [149], [150]
Salus, transport, [316].
Samunoz, [56]
San Milan, [61]
San Sebastian, [11], [86], [230], [257];
siege of, [106] sqq.
Sandilands, Lieutenant, [397]
Santarem, [37], [41], [42];
heights of, [38]
Schapdale, [364]
Scots Greys at Waterloo, [130], [299] sqq., [410]
Scovell, Colonel, [20]
Senne, river, [341]
Serna, [74]
Shoreham cliff, [231]
Sierra de Gata, [52]
—— d'Estrella, [51]
Sitdown, Joseph, [192]
Smith, Sir Harry, and Lady, [104]
Smollett's "Count Fathom," [173]
Sobraon, battle of, [293]
Soho, [182], [199], [207]
Soignes, forest of, [289], [290], [300]
Somerset, Lord Edward, [343], [353]
—— Lord Fitzroy, [120]
Soult, Marshal, [81], [84], [86], [109], [115], [182], [263];
advances to the relief of San Sebastian, [106];
at Orthez, [266] sqq.;
at Toulouse, [276] sqq.
South Africa, [12]
South Beeveland, island of, [28]
Spencer, General, [153]
Spithead, [29], [142], [206]
Steenkerke, [340]
Stewart, ——, [262]
—— Captain George, [263]
—— Lieutenant James, [263]
Stour, river, [316]
Strangways, ——, [362]
Strytem, [329], [330], [331], [338]
Surtees, Quarter-master, [181], [182]
Tagus, river, [29], [36], [153]
Talavera, battle of, [30]
Toulouse, [6], [13], [25], [62];
battle of, [81] sqq., [276] sqq.;
heights of, [262]
Touronne, river, [67]
Tormes, [74]
Torres Vedras, [35];
the great hill defences of, [25];
the lines of, [30];
Wellington enters the lines of, [33];
Massena's retreat from, [62]
Travers, Major, [164], [169], [175]
Tres Puentes, village of, [75]
Tweed, river, [8]
Urdach, [246], [259];
heights of, [258]
Ustritz, [263]
Uxbridge, Lord, [333], [334];
in the retreat to Waterloo, [354] sqq.
Vadilla, river, [52]
Valle, [38]
Vandeleur, Sir Ormsby, [340], [353], [355], [356]
Vigo, [142], [179], [185], [207], [215]
Vimiero, [142], [180], [213];
Wellington at, [18];
battle of, [163] sqq., [227]
Vinegar Hill, [230]
Vittoria, [25], [171];
the "Rifles" at, [59], [74];
battle of, [75] sqq.
Vivian, Sir Hussey, [341], [344], [355]
Wade, Lieut.-Col. Hamilton, [219]
Walcheren expedition, [25], [142], [143]
Walcot, Captain, [397]
War Office administration, [311]
Waterloo, allusions, [5], [14], [16], [25], [26], [120], [242], [309];
G Battery at, [15];
village of, [118], [300] sqq., [402];
retreat from Quatre Bras to, [123], [125], [297], [350];
battle of, [126] sqq., [370] sqq.;
Highlanders at, [297] sqq.;
charge of the Scots Greys at, [301] sqq.;
with the guns at, [309] sqq.;
the ridge at, [364];
after the battle, [397]
Watson, Lieutenant, [284]
Wavre, [124], [300], [336], [354]
Wellesley, Sir Arthur (see Wellington)
Wellington, Duke of, allusions, [8], [13], [18], [26], [29], [32], [40], [46], [53], [54], [55], [62], [65], [69], [81], [106], [115], [118], [132], [148], [153], [154], [156], [163], [178];
at Vimiero, [18], [214];
severity of, [19], [20];
irritability of, [20];
satire of, [22];
retreat to the lines of Torres Vedras, [30], [33];
pursues Massena, [37], [41];
reconnaissance by, [38];
courtesy of, [40];
defeats Ney at the passage of the Ceira, [49];
indiscriminate censure by, [58];
at Sabugal, [63];
at Fuentes d'Onore, [66], [67];
at Salamanca, [70], [71], [73];
at Vittoria, [77];
at Toulouse, [84], [276] sqq.;
at Ciudad Rodrigo, [86], [94];
at Badajos, [99], [102];
in the Pyrenees, [105];
forethought of, [113];
in the Netherlands, [116];
at Quatre Bras, [120], [288] sqq., [335] sqq.;
withdraws to Waterloo, [124];
at Waterloo, [135], [137], [299] sqq., [311] sqq.;
at Orthez, [266] sqq.;
at Brussels, [288];
complains of his staff, [315];
resolves to stand at Waterloo, [364]
Whinyates, Major, [357]
White, Sir George, [104]
Whitelocke, General, in Buenos Ayres, [142], [309];
court-martialled, [147]
Wighton, ——, [285]
Winchester, [145]
Wood, Sir George Adam, [20], [21], [312], [391]
Woodbridge, [317]
Woolwich Military Academy, [309]
Yeomen of the Guard, [26]
Young, Lieutenant, [281], [282]
Young Guard, the, [16]
Yseringen, [333], [337]
Zadora, river, [75]
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