EARLY RECOLLECTIONS. 3 



views than their fellow heroes in the naval service, 

 and I especially remember three of them Ser- 

 geant-Major Fairbrother, of the Life Guards ; 

 Sergeant Biggs, I4th Light Dragoons ; and Ser- 

 geant-Major Robertshaw, Life Guards all fine 

 men physically, in the prime of life, and of superior 

 intelligence. Fairbrother and Biggs died in the 

 service of two of our titled landed proprietors, 

 as land stewards with salaries of 500 a year. 

 Robertshaw was a fine old soldier, but a "roue," 

 and was comfortably settled as instructor of a 

 yeomanry regiment, and died in that service. 

 Biggs was attacked at Waterloo when temporarily 

 separated from his regiment by three Cuirassiers, 

 all of whom he killed. His Colonel had his sabre 

 engraved with an account of the exploit on the 

 blade, which I have often handled. I remember 

 being much impressed with one of his remarks to 

 the effect that if we had had a cavalry force equal 

 in numbers to that of the enemy at Waterloo, we 

 should have won the battle in two hours, because 

 our cavalry would at least have neutralised that 

 of the enemy, and enabled our infantry to fight 

 continuously in line, and thus inflict fearful loss 

 on the French who attacked in columns. As it 



