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As soon as his strength was recruited, Lord March 

 rejoined the Commander-in-Chief, and was present 

 at the siege of Ciudad Eodrigo. He entered the 

 breach as a volunteer with the storming party of 

 the 52nd, among his companions being the Prince 

 of Orange and Lord Fitzroy Somerset (afterwards 

 Lord Raglan). They were reproved on the following 

 morning by the Commander-in-Chief for exposing 

 themselves to almost certain death, by thrusting 

 themselves into a service in which, as officers of the 

 staff, they were not called upon to engage. 



Lieutenant Gurwood, who commanded the forlorn 

 hope, had received from the commander of the van- 

 quished stronghold his sword, and was about to restore 

 it to him, when Lord March whispered to Gurwood, 

 " Don't be such a fool." Like his father, he was not 

 the man to relinquish that which had cost so many 

 lives and so much blood to gain. 



So far. Lord March had taken part in three 

 battles and two sieges. I may recall that after 

 the battle of Salamanca he was sent to England with 

 despatches. 



This was, of course, gratifying; but the honour 

 was somewhat qualified by regret at being unable to 

 attend his Chief when the army made their triumphal 

 entry into Madrid, which Wellington thus described : 

 "It is impossible to describe the joy manifested by 

 the inhabitants of Madrid upon our arrival, and I 



