The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-13
HAND-To-HAND r1aHT1Ne.
An knecdote Of the Battle Of Watsrioos from
\ the BloRrauhy Of the Palater Hasd0u.

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| Some OF the men whom Hayden had
employed as modeIs for their fine mus
GUAR development were prominent tor
their courage in tue battIe OF Waterloo.
The following paragraph which springs
out OF this fact fs as vivid an account OF
| The hand-to-hand fighting in that con-
test as is any where giyea,
| After the battle of Waterloo my serv-
ant, who was an old Peninsular man,
brought several Of the wounded to my
rooms on their arrival in London. Will
kie was with me. The description of
the men was simple, characteristic and
poetieal. They said wnen the Life
| Guards and Cuirassiers met, it Was
''like the meeting of ten thousand black
smiths anvils.~ Que of them knew my
models, Snaw ana Dakin. He saw Da-
kin dismounted, fighting win two cul-
rassiers, also dismounted. Dakin Ill
vided both their heads with cuts five and
six. Another saw Shaw fighting with
ten cuirassiers at q time.
Shaw, he said, always "cieared his
PASSAGE" He saw linn take an Gag g,
but lose it attefWard, as when any man
Igot an eagle all the others near him ON
both sides, left of fighting and set on
him that had the eagle. AfterWard,
when lying wounded i'll the yard OF La
ing, and turning round saw Shaw, who
said, 81 am dying, my side is torn off by
La SHE'LL" Corporal Webster, OF the Sec.
ond Life Guard, saw Shaw give tue cut
first.
A cuirassier gave point at him, Shaw
J parried the thrust, and before the cui
rassier recovered Shaw cut him rign'
through the brass helmet to the chin
: land his face felloff him like bit OF APP
! ple.n Another model of mine, one of the
. wounded men--Hodgson-the hnest mar
|. of all, a perfect Achilles-charged up te
the French baggage. The first man wht
stopped him he told us was an lrlshman II
, the French service. He dashed at Hodg
; son. saving. ss-- you, Pill stop you
growing" Hodgson said he felt fright
J ened, as he had never fought anybody
with swords.
The first cut he gave was on th'
; cuirass, which Hodgson thought wal
] silver lace. The shock nearly broke his
. arm. Watching the cuirassier, however
he found he could move his own hors'
. quicker, SO, dropping tue reins, AM
!; guiding the horse with his knees, as tn
. cuirassler at last gave point, Hodgsol
:; cut his sword hand off, and then, dash
!. ing the point OF his sword into the man
!, throat, turned it round and rouno
a E''--me, SIR" he added, 'snow l ha
0 found out the way soon gave it t
: them"
a AS he rode back French regimen
!, opened and let him pass at tull gailof
;. then closed and fired yolley, but neve
' hit him or his horse. Then Hodgson Gu
his horse at the nape, and, as II fell, th
lofficer's helmet rolled of, and Hodgso
saw bald head and gray hairs. IN
officer begged for mercy, but at that II
Istant troop Of lancers were comm
r. down full gallop, so Hodgson Glove hi
n head in two at blow and escaped.
He said the recollection OF the ol
a mans white hairs panied him often. b
fore he got back to the British lines
- lancer officer charged him, and. missif
: his thrust, came right on to Hodgso
and his horse. Hodgson got clear, an
ID cut the mans head OF at the neck at or
"a blow. The head bobbed on to his have
sack, where he kept the bloody stal
h'f Wilkie and / kept the poor fellows loi
ami late, and rev arded them we'll. \
3. man Sammons seemed astounded tn
2 the battle of Waterloo had been won al
he not present.