1773-1844; fought in Egypt and distinguished
himself at Austerlitz and in the campaigns of Wagram and Moscow. He
followed Napoleon to Elba and to St. Helena.
[115] Inn at Alderley.
[116] Sir George Scovell, 1774-1861, General. He fought in the Peninsula
and at Waterloo.
[117] Sir Lowry Cole, second son of first Earl of Enniskillen, General
of 4th Division at the Battle of Salamanca. He received the thanks of
both Houses of Parliament for his gallant services in the Peninsula.
Commanded 6th Division at Waterloo.
[118] Comte d'Artois, afterwards King Charles X.
[119] Daughter of Louis XVI.
[120] Caroline of Naples.
[121] Michael Bruce, one of the Englishmen who helped Lavalette to
escape from prison. He was known as Lavalette's Bruce. He had previously
tried to save Ney. Major-General Wilson and Captain Hutchinson were also
concerned in Lavalette's escape.
[122] Denon (1747-1825), a member of the Academic de Peinture. He made
sketches in Egypt for Napoleon, quietly finishing them on the
battlefield. He directed the Emperor what objects of art he should take
from various countries to enrich the Louvre. Napoleon made him
Directeur-General of Museums.
[123] Abbe Roch Ambroise Sicard, founder of deaf and dumb school at
Paris, 1742-1822.
[124] Labedoyere, General (1786-1815). Shot at Grenelle, 1815.
[125] French poet and Academician, 1738-1813.
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