Orme, Edward:: The Marquis of Anglesea wounded, whilst leading a charge of heavy cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo, June 18th 1815

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Orme, Edward: : The Marquis of Anglesea wounded, whilst leading a charge of heavy cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo, June 18th 1815

Aquatint with original colour, 25 x 34 cms, engraved by Dubourg after Atkinson, marginal soiling not affecting image, from “Historic military and naval anecdotes of ... the last long-contested war”. The plates were issued 1815-1818, and published for the first time in book form in the following year. A second edition was published in the 1830s.

Lord Uxbridge, commander of the allied cavalry, was awarded the title Marquess of Anglesea days after losing his leg very late in the day at Waterloo, prompting the famous (anecdotal) exchange with Wellington:, By God, sir, I've lost my leg!

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