Sergeant Ewart after capturing a French Standard at the 200th Anniversary of the Battle at the Waterloo Memorial at Penielheugh

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The Gordon Highlanders were exchanging fire with the 1st Battalion of the 45th, which was deploying around thirty yards to their front. The Greys quickly and unexpectedly passed through the infantry, moved forward the short distance between the lines, and broke through to the centre of the French infantry as it was forming into a defensive line. In the confusion that followed, the 45th was effectively broken as an organised unit, and the eagle it carried was quickly seized by Sergeant Ewart, in close fighting with a number of Frenchmen. To prevent it being recaptured, he was ordered to take it to safety; he did, but paused for some time overlooking the battlefield before finally carrying the trophy to Brussels.

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Size: 3401px × 4970px
Location: penielheugh
Photo credit: © James R Gibson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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