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Wellington had been in the saddle since before dawn, riding round the battlefield to direct the events, with the energy of a younger man.

When he got off Copenhagen, his trusty mount, he went behind to give him a pat,, the horse lashed out with his hooves.

Just missing him!

@GloverGareth @ZwhiteHistory @olafos403 Book worms? 🐛

@IbbyPoly The 18th charged near the centre, near LHS

I'll dig out some maps later to check for you.

@FirstFalklands And there is the Waterloo link!

For @JustsomeguyJohn Q on @BattleguideVT

"The garrison had prepared a large number of shells, powderbags and other missiles but fortunately they fired all these prematurely, so that although the whole breach appeared to explode briefly in a great rumbling explosion." F Myatt.

Fought #OnThisDay Battle of Stralsund, 31 May 1809.

Major Ferdinand von Schill of the Prussian freikorps were invited to
French-held Westphalia to lead a rebellion.

Schill had 1,490 troops & pursued by French auxiliaries who attacked in a vicious urban assault.

@RussellLeavesUK @kejamieson_ Everyone needs a favourite Napoleonic animal! 🐰

The ball fortunately missed him and he was able to take his prize to the rear."

Fought #OnThisDay the Battle of Grijó 10-11 May 1809.

The French force held the heights of Grijó, south of Porto.

Wellesley skirmished forward, with KGL, Portuguese, also Light Infantry & 95th Rifles from the Battalion of Detachments.

The pressure threatened the French flanks.

@ZwhiteHistory @latelordchatham @LandOfHistory @JSC1812 @Bookish_Rachael 🥶