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Uxbridge used an articulated above-knee artificial leg invented by James Potts of Chelsea, with hinged knee and ankle and raising toes which became known as the Anglesey leg, after his marquessate. One of the artificial legs designed by Potts and worn by the marquess is preserved at Plas Newydd in Anglesey, as is a leg of the hussar ...
Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey KG, GCB, GCH, PC (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854), styled Lord Paget between 1784 and 1812 and known as the Earl of Uxbridge between 1812 and 1815, was a British Army officer and politician.
George Charles Henry Victor Paget, 7th Marquess of Anglesey DL, FSA, FRHistS, FRSL (8 October 1922 – 13 July 2013), styled Earl of Uxbridge until 1947, was a British peer and a military historian.
Learn about Henry William Paget, the Marquess of Anglesey, who fought at Waterloo and lost his leg. Find out his biography, achievements, family, and other roles in the British army and politics.
Um dos amputados mais famosos de Waterloo foi Lord Uxbridge, comandante da cavalaria de Wellington. Um tiro disparado de canhão francês acertou sua perna direita e quase cortou o membro. Conta-se que diante de seus gritos de desespero, Wellington lhe respondeu: “Por Deus, homem, você ainda tem outra perna!”
5 de mai. de 2019 · Learn how the Earl of Uxbridge, a British cavalry commander at Waterloo, lost his leg to a French cannonball and how his leg became a tourist attraction. Discover how his leg was buried, displayed, and destroyed over the years.
23 de nov. de 2011 · During the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, Lord Uxbridge led the spectacular charge of the heavy cavalry, checking and ultimately destroying d'Erlon's Corps in the centre of the French line.
