Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-18
A MATERLOO RLLIC.

This 18Th Of June IL the elghtieth
anniversary OF the battle Of Waterloo.
John Thomar, grandfather Of Pfot.C,J.
Thomas, OF this city, was an active par
ticipant In that great military event He
was Schpolmastcr Sergeant Of the Fiat
Kiug's DRAGON gusrd'. That Tesl'
msnt, Ia which, by the way, Prot.
Thomas was born, took conspicuous
ana vslorous part In tho tremendous
conflict.
Sergeant John Thomas has left relic
Of the battle, Ia the shape OF a letter
written ON tho field. It's yellow with
age, hut still logible, except whore It
has come Ia contact with water. II Is
In n clear hand aud good English, and
viii bp placed Ia the Deseret Museum.
A copy OF the unoblllerated portion
Is herewith presented:
CuESNEHEEr, 3rd July, 1915.
| suppose YOU have heard by this timo
OF tho ungasomout OF the 18Th Ot June,
aud ul the heavy loss Wu sustained, but
| don't know what IN thought of IL iu
\ England, IS NO can get NO ucwHpapsfS
aud there is no regular communication
by post or ulhorwlse. Tho particulars
arc as follows.
on tho IGh We received orders 40 thr0o
o'clock la mo afternoon 10 march immodi.
Moly 20 Niuoyo, near which place the
| hrlgalo- uf heavy and Hight cavalry WUTu
formed. MU of course Joined ours ana
proceeded until about rIN In tho evening,
whom We began TO hear a heavy hrlng iu
front, aud soon afterwards found the
road mu of forage thrown away by tho
hus-hrs and light cavalry, who were ma
advance u us. between sCyou and oight
wU arrived dc, and found 10 full OF
wounded, with GorIuans and british.
| After passing through the town INTO "a
, Wide road ID lofty troe, ON hD,h sides,
/ | tho number uf wounded men surprised
| u.s. They were going To tho roar u7sis ou
p IE choir ruuItuH-t aud tho poor foot
guard. told offs they wyTp sorry thuy had
o NOT our assistance, They ugl been
charged hy tho French uuir1ssirrs lmeu
ID IN AtmorI, and had boon terribly cut up
having lost moro Than hall their force
q In Killed and wounded, lius mark u
a dragons, SAID they, you Will help Ms uu
~ tomorrow, and We don't caro- Tor then
y whom we ntyo hOrs0mun Hs woll nH ihoy
a NO crossed pars ot the HELD %
w ! hultlp by dush. Tue French had 10
.
. taking with them ihaIr wounded mel
and most 1r hOir killed. We passed. thu
~ might 100 tAO held, amt were ordered ca,
. most morning, tho l5,h, 60 cover tho 70
.Fn II thu riisn, and mastery
retreat IL WIS, mAdu Iu front of q superiu
!, number uf tHu uuoIny, nn whom th
,, hu.-arz wvfu charged aud driven To- u'
" We supposed the lruuuA cavalry 10 hav
' stfl Jackets, which We Wtorwurd
20 formed lu lu truo, and tn1' they over
W. pnNurrl thum tho hus,arI boy upor.u
Nv sIye uui weight uur brigade, Instant
formed close columns NJ malt squadron
~ aud advanced no tho attack. The o.
~ lheuards mlI0 % brilliant charge uu
~ overthrow much superior body ui MOI
'7 ouIrts.iors and NureIn, The blues, VII
lo wprs next Iu succession, WHru T1lgst
900 tAa chance %. A.lack uy ,hu lIHUun, ssh
ln seemed On hgy0 no relish tpr uu hous
- hold troops, but they opened a hely
on Huu0utdu upuu ms hv wH,.h tho hlul
a., sustained somo loss, We oiIorwnrd ho
900 thom boo check hy occasionally shown
900 Thorn IRON, uuul all WAS clear aud "
''- arlyol al strong position.
We This 10 all that NOW rsmslus o: q