New Orleans Republican., 1873-07-20
THE LIFE GUARDS.
AsW they Fought as Waterlse.

asW they Fought at Waterloo.
At Waterloo the Life Guards fought like
! knights of romance. When the French
| made their desperate attacks. column afte,
| column, with vast masses Of artillery on our
| centre, and somewhat shook it. body OF
| cuirassiers were seen ascending the crest OF
our position. The first cavalry brigade
then deployed, advanced and halted few
minutes between our first and second lines,
| not 100 yards from the enemy's ranks. the
| slips were pulled, and in moment they
! charged in line with tremendous effect. The
| first cuirassiers the Second Life Guards en-
countered were the Carabiniers a Cheval,
the very cream of Napoleon's cavalry.
The cuirassiers of the French Imperia!
Guard" says military writer Of 1915.
were all arr&yed in armor. the front
cuirass in the form Of q pigeons breast.
| made ettectually TO turn Oft musket shot,
| unless fired very near. owing TO its bright
ness. The back cuirass is made 70 lit the
| back. The cuirasses weigh from nine to
| eleven pounds each. according to the size
! of the man, and are stuffed inside with a
pad; they tit on by a kind OF fsh-scaled
clasp, and are put Oft and on in an instant.
The men have helmets the same as our
Horse Guards, and straight long swords and
pistols, but no carbines. All the accounts
agree in the great advantage that the
French cuirassiers derived from their armur
Their swords were three inches longer than
any used by the allies, and in close ac-
ton the cuts of our sabres did 10 ex-
ecuiion unless they fortunately came
across the neck Of he enemy. The French.
ieeing themselves secure IN their armor.
advanced deliberately and steadily, until
they came within about twenty yards Of
our ranks, as a musket ball could not pene-
trate the cairasses at greater distance.
The culraSS, however, was attended with
one disadvantage; the wearer, In close ac-
ton, can not use his arm with perfect facl.-
ity IN all directions; he chiefly thrusts, but
can not cut with ease. The cuirassers are
all chosen men, are required to be above
SIX feet high, must have served in three
campaigns, and have been twelve years IN
the service, and OF good character; and
If there 10 a good horse 70 be found, they
have 1t. 1t is to be observed that wound
through cuirass mostly proves fatal
Tho Marquis OF Anglesea was IN the rear
OF our last troop OF cavalry, when, looking
oenine n.n, ne observed ffehch reg
tn.1 ~, 1uu aoioss .no aoau @ W ona iiI
h,a ,ns.a.tiy tulneu "a louno' anu aione saiiopeo
DacA !oMa alus lne enens, waving nis nat W
us soluiers, WHO Eau aoVaaceu sore way
o; az .neai leIieat r anu were a. v1HsiuSIapie
w tiom H .neli oenedi r. na)oa nen!'
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Joln his lorosnlp ao iu!l 2aiiop, anu 1nese
oT"9 81 f.ont nf .I Tnoh LUZ ~, "a IVY IVY
c.ose ~ ilon' VI Ine :. .lencn' "no uio ho'
SUI, aMazeu, as ~ woulu seem pE ~ inc sd!
u, ANY "nAen tneS Ni1nesseu S Ano eu reg, reg,
lleno soon Iane up anu oasneu pen:Mell
alnouss1 one enemy' WHO were en'ifely
'vTttn1csn VI ;s. ,..,
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MhaI uaunteo L d. .no iuea " meesiug nen
aHa5 ~ a. noi, ~ " & .non pnss"i os.a ap
paneu .ne veteran enemy. oiten III .ne
cSn4lIu " I1n9 ~ Ia Deile Aliance oiu tne Ear
"a oAoiiuso 1uln us eST .ow.lu .noln' e. ~
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iooseHolo Dfigauo. MaJor heny; y, Iue
C, to Euot0s, euSoun.oicu e anu AiitCu E Jug
Co:onot C''a Va .no nisI 1IsnionU ol 1i0n1n 1tn
Nuliassiels' ai'eL "nicn no s1iippeu !he
.I an4uisneo " us ePauiees, anu Gaii!eu
.neu as .Iopns' one ndu 10 AnoWn
w nave nau snlee h horses SUIT snot' anu WA, was
I. Sanen piis1nei, va. oeinS resoueu Wy usnD
uiasGone' NO ioAoun'eo ano i0'0in neo ~
'n0 on"A
1.-The First Life Guards" says an officer
of the Second who was present, have lost
Colonel Ferrlar and Captain Lind, and sew
eral officers have been wounded. Lleuten-
ant Colonel Fitzgerald was killed by can
non shot soon after the first charge. Cap
tain lrby was taken prisoner his horse hav-
ing fallen with him IN returning from the
charge. He has since made his escape and
joined us; but they have stripped him OF his
clothes and money, and threatened to take
bis life. Lieutenant Weymouth is missing,
but supposed to be taken prisoner. Colonel
Lyon and most OF the officers had their
horses wounded during the action. About
lO +. NJ. the army DlvOuacked tor the night;
there was then only one subaltern, with two
cOrporals and SIX prlvates OF the Second
Lite Guards remaining, and about double
the number OF the First Lie Guards, but no
officers, all or most OF them having been dis
mounted. The command of the remains OF
the two regiments for the night was given
by Lord Edward Somerset to the remaining
officer OF the Second Regiment.
Several of our men, who had their
horses shot during the battle, joined us,
mounted upon horses which had lost their
riders, some belonging to our regiment,
o.ners pelonging 10 tne rirst @ Llle GUARDS:
etc'' l anu many lIehon' no soraseleis "
t11 tne oIner resl'nents are sllnrariy ry Mounlou
we nave, aC present. a4ouI loily nen VIII
US We Know VI ap1u. .niity -nihe wo9nueu,
ana 1he names ol apout sixteen killeoi puS
oul @ ioss @ nas % 1een .l muan greater, d. INA,
hIileu' as .no rienon oio no' 'aAo ""ny VI
our I nea a Tnm HriSGnels. ,u;,o
Aolu Wen!nsion was neaf 1Ur ofisauo
several tilhes III tne course ol the uay. ne
aPpeared much pieassa WIN .ne tonduc1 OF
@ .he lloops. ana is ea.o 70 have ocserveu ~
,ne genera! 9lncer near hiin tnaC ~ was INC
! haIoesC oattie no eter lousu.' anu 1naV ne
nau seen many cnarGes u caYa'ry, ou1
never any ~ equai .nose maGe oy me
ugavy oiieaoes; pai.lculariy ene IlousenoIu'
we lhaue' Ill ail Iour charges, namely, Two
agalnst the culrassiefs' ana TWO against H.
1an1ry.
In ne second Aie ouards, on the morning
o6 :, % the elghoeenth, were not niueh apoVe
ioo strong' part OF tne regiment haVing