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headed by Napoleon himself, with the 

 corps of Soult and Ney, were absolutely, 

 in the words used by that great mili- 

 tary chief, driving us into the sea. 

 "Upon, one occasion, when very much 



harassed with their cavalry," my host 







stated, " we made a stand, and by a ju- 

 dicious movement had hemmed in their 

 advanced guard. Lord Paget, at the 

 head of a brigade of our hussars, made 

 a desperate charge upon them, which 

 completely broke their line, and enabled 

 our fellows to take many prisoners. 

 Among others was Bonaparte's favourite 

 Cavalry General, Lefevre Desnouettes." 



I had listened with great attention and 

 interest up to this time, when I inter- 

 posed, and said, " I knew the man who 

 took him." 



"I took him," he said. 



" Pardon me," I replied ; "he was 

 taken by a Sergeant of the 18th Hussars, 



