Waterloo 200 Gallery

Battle of Waterloo map J020089

WALMER CASTLE, Kent. "Battle of Waterloo &c" map "Exhibiting the Situation of the Armies on the 16th, 17th & 18th of June 1815". Battle of Ligny, Battle of Quatre Bras, Battle of Waterloo and Battle of Wavre

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Artefact, Battle Field, Waterloo, Wellington

Pieneman - Ponsonby and Campbell N070446

APSLEY HOUSE, London. Major Generals Sir Frederick Ponsonby (1783-1837) and Sir Colin Campbell (1776-1847) sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN in 1821 (WM 1468-1948). Both served at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Ponsonby was Colonel of the 12th Light Dragoons and was severely wounded following a charge to support the withdrawal of the Union Brigade. Campbell was commandant at Allied headquarters and (other than Wellington) was the only man on the general staff to survive the battle uninjured

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Lawrence - Henry William Paget N070452

APSLEY HOUSE, London. "Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey" (1768-1854) by Sir Thomas LAWRENCE (1769-1830). WM 1474-1948. Despite personal differences with the Duke of Wellington, in 1815 General Paget commanded the Cavalry Corps. He successfully covered the withdrawal of the Allies following the Battle of Quatre Bras. At the Battle of Waterloo he led a spectacular cavalry charge that turned back D'Erlon's Corps from their assault. One of the last cannon shots fired that day hit Paget in the right leg, necessitating its amputation. According to anecdote he was close to Wellington when he was hit, exclaiming, "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!" To which Wellington replied, "By God, sir, so you have!"

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