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Here lies the Leg of the illustrious and valiant Earl Uxbridge, Lieutenant-General of His Britannic Majesty, Commander in Chief of the English, Belgian and Dutch cavalry, wounded on the 18 June 1815 at the memorable battle of Waterloo, who, by his heroism, assisted in the triumph of the cause of mankind, gloriously decided by the ...
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey KG, GCB, GCH, PC (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854), styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as the Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British Army officer and politician.
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El asalto francés fue finalmente rechazado por la caballería pesada británica comandada por lord Uxbridge y la famosa carga de los Scots Greys. Este espectacular evento tuvo un coste tan alto para la caballería pesada que, colectivamente y algo desperdigados, desempeñaron un pequeño papel durante el resto de la batalla.
5 de may. de 2019 · One man who espoused this attitude was Henry Paget, the Earl of Uxbridge and Commander of the British Cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. During the battle, Uxbridge’s right leg was badly wounded by a French cannonball and had to be amputated – which was done without anesthetic.
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The Battle of Waterloo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərloː] ⓘ) was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
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After an impressive military career Paget, as Lord Uxbridge, was Britain's second-in-command at Waterloo. An exceptional cavalry leader, it was his unleashing of the British heavy cavalry that smashed Napoleon Bonaparte 's first major attack of the battle.
Was Lord Uxbridge (the Allied 2nd in COmmand at Waterloo) really happy with the British Cavalry? Napoleonic historian Gareth Glover answers this question based on recent research. ...more.
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