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Major-General Sir William Ponsonby KCB (13 October 1772 – 18 June 1815) was an Anglo-Irish politician and British Army officer who served in the Peninsular War and was killed at the Battle of Waterloo.
Sir William Ponsonby KCB (13 de octubre de 1772 - 18 de junio de 1815) fue un anglo -Político irlandés y oficial del ejército británico que sirvió en la Guerra Peninsular y murió en la Batalla de Waterloo.
2 de feb. de 2019 · Sir William Ponsonby has gone down in immortality as leading the decisive charge of the Union Brigade at the Battle of Waterloo, on June 18th, 1815.
Waterloo General : the life, letters and mysterious death of Major General Sir William Ponsonby 1772-1815 by Morewood, John, author
Major-General Sir William Ponsonby KCB (13 October 1772 – 18 June 1815), styled The Honourable from 1806, was an Irish politician and British Army officer who served in the Peninsula War and was killed at the Battle of Waterloo.
6 de jun. de 2018 · Death of Sir William Ponsonby. Sir William finding the remainder of the Scots Greys attacking the one French regiment (85th de la ligne) in square pulled them away but had to overcome the French chasseurs who had been protecting Durutte’s advance.
William Ponsonby commanded the Union Cavalry Brigade at the battle of Waterloo. He rode too far after their charge against Marshall Drouet D’Erlon’s I Corps. His horse became mired in mud near the enemy lines and he was killed by Polish lancers during a French counter-attack.
