Manuscript note written by Lt Col Henry Murray, 18th Hussars, 16 June 1841 about events on 16 Jun 1815.
Recounts Sir Hussey Vivian leading the 18th Hussars towards French heavy fire; Murray meets a Prussian officer; he warns his regiment of the French advance while on Picquet [picket] duty.
An earlier, similar version to: Manuscript note written in Wimbledon, 9 Dec 1852 about events on 16 Jun 1815.
From a collection of papers of Lt Col Sir Henry Murray of the period 1813-1860 (c).
Associated with the Battle of Waterloo (1815).