1815
Battle of Waterloo
Distinguises himself as the leader of the Household Cavalry brigade at the Battle of Waterloo, wounded in the right arm and had to undergo amputation, but he quickly learned to write with his left hand
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Distinguises himself as the leader of the Household Cavalry brigade at the Battle of Waterloo, wounded in the right arm and had to undergo amputation, but he quickly learned to write with his left hand
The British lose close to 15,000 & the French 25,000 killed & wounded. The Allies have a force of 68,000 British, Belgians, Dutch & Germans under Wellington. Napoleon commands 72,000. Helps end Napoleon's "100 days" rule, Napoleon's final Battle. At 9PM Wellington & Blucher meet between La Belle-Alliance & Rossome
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