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Lord Uxbridge's leg was shattered, probably by a piece of case shot, at the Battle of Waterloo and removed by a surgeon. [1] [2] The amputated right limb became a tourist attraction in the village of Waterloo, Belgium , where it had been removed and interred.
He inherited the title of Earl of Uxbridge on his father's death in March 1812 and was appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 4 January 1815. Waterloo. During the Hundred Days he was appointed cavalry commander in Belgium, under the still resentful eye of Wellington.
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- 1793–1854
- British
5 de mai. de 2019 · One man who espoused this attitude was Henry Paget, the Earl of Uxbridge and Commander of the British Cavalry at the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. During the battle, Uxbridge’s right leg was badly wounded by a French cannonball and had to be amputated – which was done without anesthetic.
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The Battle of Waterloo (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋaːtərloː] ⓘ) was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
- 18 June 1815
- Coalition victory
Lord Uxbridge. Marquess of Anglesey. 1768 -1854. Lord Uxbridge after surgery on his leg. Lord Uxbridge's false leg. After an impressive military career Paget, as Lord Uxbridge, was Britain's second-in-command at Waterloo.
Lord Uxbridge who lost his leg at the Battle of Waterloo on 18th June 1815 In spite of their presence in the film ‘ Waterloo’ , the 88 th Foot, Connaught Rangers, was not present at Waterloo. They were on the far side of the Atlantic fighting the Americans.
29 de mai. de 2018 · Uxbridge was persuaded to undergo amputation on his leg, despite some faint hopes of recovery as the safer option to preserve his life; his operation was successful. Even the Duke of Wellington, renowned for his firmness and stiff upper lip was emotionally affected by the terrible losses.
