TO THE

HISTORY OF LORD SEATON'S REGIMENT

( THE 52ND LIGHT INFANTRY,)

AT

THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO,

BY THE

REV. WILLIAM LEEKE, M.A.,

(OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE,) INCUMBENT OF HOLBROOKE, DERBYSHIRE, AND

RURAL DEAN,

WHO CARRIED THE 52ND REGIMENTAL COLOUR AT WATERLOO.

THE AUTHOR CLAIMS FOR LORD SEATON AND THE 52ND THE HONOUR OF

HAVING DEFEATED, SINGLE-HANDED, WITHOUT THE
ASSISTANCE OF THE 1ST BRITISH GUARDS, OR OF ANY OTHER TROOPS, THAT

PORTION OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD OF FRANCE, ABOUT 10,000
IN NUMBER, WHICH ADVANCED TO MAKE THE LAST ATTACK ON THE BRITISH

POSITION, WHICH DEFEAT WAS IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWED BY THE FLIGHT OF THE WHOLE FRENCH ARMY.

THE SUPPLEMENT CONTAINS MR. LEEKE'S REPLIES TO THE CRITICISMS OF THE
GUARDS AND OTHERS ON HIS WORK, AND VARIOUS PARTICULARS

RELATING TO THE CRISIS AND CLOSE OF THE ACTION.

LONDON:

HATCHARDS, 187, PICCADILLY ;
BEMROSE AND SONS, 21, PATERNOSTER ROW ; AND IRONGATE, DERBY.

MDCCCLXXI.

THREE LETTERS reprinted from the Army and Navy Gazette

of 1867, being Mr. Leeke's replies to the criticisms of

Officers of the Guards and others on his “ History of

the 52nd Light Infantry at Waterloo.

SUPPLEMENT to the “ History of the 52nd Light Infantry

at Waterloo." with ADDENDA.

9

CONTENTS OF ADDENDA.

PAGE.

Colonel Chesney's strong expressions about the 52nd, and Sir

John Colborne

37

Misquotation by Colonel Chesney

38, 39

Sir Shaw Kennedy

39, 40

Captain Siborne's difficulties and mistakes.

41

His remarkable expressions with regard to the Mixed Skirmishers 47

The French General Foy fixes the time of the Defeat of the

Imperial Guard at sunset..

47, 48

Generals Cambronne and Michel

48

Sir William Napier

49

Corrected positions of the Guards and Light Brigade on the

Waterloo Model

50

Regimental Rank of the Guards and Line

52, 53

Colours, uselessness of

54

All the Line Regiments to be Light Regiments

55

Red the proper Uniform for the British Army.

55

Explosive Bullets, and Lancers

55

Concentration of the Charges of Canister and Grape.

57

Guns of the Old Guard driven off by the Right Section of the 52nd 58

The unfounded claim of Prussia to the Victory

60

Testimony of Lieut. Pattison, of the 33rd.

63

General Whichcote's Services

64

Recruiting, Pensions

65

The Pall Mall, on the Duke and the 52nd at Waterloo

65

Lord Seaton's Letter after the Battle

66

Lord Seaton's feelings on the omission of all mention of the 52nd

in the Duke's Dispatch......

66

The Press on Lord Seaton's Death

67

ERRATA.
3rd page before the Supplement, 6 lines from the bottom, for
reserve

read 66

reverse.''
Supplement, page 10, line 21, read “knew for “kpow.”

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Pl. I

WATERLOO, 18TH JUNE; 1815, FROM 4.30 TO 6,30 O'CLOCK,P.M
Manten

Wood. of Caillou
Rossomme