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sion Lord March addressed the following letter to 

 Lady Sarah, the mother of these two young heroes : 



GALLEGOS, Jan. 21, 1812. 



I am sorry to tell you that George has had his arm am- 

 putated, in consequence of a musket-shot he received at the 

 top of the breach. It has been cut off just above the elbow 

 of the right arm. He suffers very little pain, and is in 

 high spirits. He volunteered to lead 300 as fine fellows 

 as ever marched, from the Light Division, and with them 

 stormed the small breach. Everybody in the army admires 

 his gallantry, and they cannot refuse, I trust, to make him 

 a Lieut.-Colonel. I will let you know how he is by the next 

 mail, and I am convinced it will be a favourable account. 

 He wanted to write to you, but I told him I would. He is 

 coming to my quarters, and I will take every care of him, 

 Believe me, dear Lady Sarah, ever yours affectionately, 



MARCH. 



After the battle of Salamanca, Lord March was 

 sent to England with despatches, and started for 

 Corunna, where he embarked for Portsmouth. He 

 had been present at three battles and two sieges, at 

 skirmishes and brushes innumerable ; but in those 

 days special war - correspondents were unknown, 

 and few details, except those conveyed in head- 

 quarter despatches and in private letters, were 

 sent home. 



Lord March returned to Spain just before the 

 Christmas of 1812. At that time his father was 

 Viceroy of Ireland, and Wellington wrote to him 

 that Lord March and his brother George, both of 

 them A.D.C.'s on the headquarter staff, were in 



