“Mr. Keppel was sitting on a drum just in front of my father’s mare when she was shot—he was even stroking the poor thing’s face at the time that the ball struck her down, broke the bit of the bridle and knocked him head over heels, drum and all. The animal plunging in her agony, threw the square into great confusion, and her misery was speedily put an end to by the soldiers’ bayonets.” On the 25th May, 1820, Ensign Keppel (then in 22nd Foot) was promoted lieut. Exchanged to 20th Foot, 1821; Capt. 62nd Foot, 1825; and in 1827 was promoted to an unattached majority. Lt.-Col., 1841; Col., 1854; M.-Gen., 1858; Lieut.-Gen., 1866; and Gen. 1874. M. 4th Aug., 1831, Susan, dau. of Sir Coutts Trotter, Bart., and by her (who d. 3rd Aug., 1885) had issue. D. 21st Feb., 1891. Footnote 35: Paymaster 47th Foot 2nd May, 1816. Serving in 1824. Footnote 36: “For some time after the firing had begun,” writes Lord Albemarle in his account of Waterloo, “Mrs. Ross, our quartermaster’s wife, remained with the regt. She was no stranger to a battle-field, and had received a severe wound in Whitelock’s disastrous retreat from Buenos Ayres (1807) at the time her husband was a sergt. in the 95th. She was at length persuaded to withdraw, and retired to the belfry of Waterloo Church.” Footnote 37: Commissioned ensign 14th Foot 27th June, 1815. Out of the regt. before 1st Jan., 1817. Footnote 38: Out of the regt. in 1816. Footnote 39: H. p. 25th March, 1816. 23RD REGIMENT OF FOOT (OR ROYAL WELSH FUSILIERS). Rank in the —————— LIEUT.-COLONEL. Regiment.│Army. [1] Sir Henry Walton Ellis, 23 Apr. 1807 │Col., 4 June, 1814 K.C.B., W. │ MAJORS. │ [2] Thomas Dalmer 10 Dec. 1807 │Lt.-Col., 17 Aug., │1812 [3] J. Humph. Edw. Hill, W. 12 Mar. 1812 │Lt.-Col., 21 │Sept., 1813 CAPTAINS. │ Joseph Hawtyn, K. 11 Sept. 1806 │Maj., 17 Aug. 1812 [4] Francis Dalmer 10 Dec. 1807 │Maj., 26 Aug. 1813 [5] Thomas Strangeways 6 Apr. 1809 │ _Wm. Campbell_ 15 June, 1809 │Maj., 12 Apr. 1814 [6] Charles Jolliffe, K. 18 June, 1811 │ Thos. Farmer, K. 16 Apr. 1812 │ [7] Henry Johnson, W. 14 May, 1812 │ _Henry S. Blanckley_ 6 Apr. 1815 │21 May, 1812 FIRST LIEUTENANTS. │ [8] Francis O’Flaherty 6 Aug. 1807 │ [9] James Milne 21 Oct. 1807 │ [10] Wm. Walley 10 Dec. 1807 │