Charge of the Dutch Lancers against the British Squares at Waterloo by Brian Palmer. [Postcard]

PC1415. Charge of the Dutch Lancers against the British Squares at Waterloo by Brian Palmer.

Mistaking the withdrawal of wounded troops from the plateau of Mount St John for a general retreat , Marshal Ney ordered 5000 heavy and light cavalry to charge the allied position. Far from retreating, Wellington was in fact reinforcing his beleaguered front line. Wave after wave of French cavalry repeatedly threw themselves at the allied squares for over an hour but failed to make an impact. Here we see the 30th Regt - now the Queens Lancashire Regt - formed in square repelling The Dutch (Red) Lancers of the Imperial Guard.

Postcard

Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm)