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Arundel
Sir Francis Vincent (1803–1880), 1840
Named on the page for Battle of Castiglione.
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5 August 1796
Battle of Castiglione
ARUNDEL. 281
continued to serve with equal good conduct, and good fortune. On one fatal occasion, however, hi« good fortune deserted him entirely. It was the evening before the battle of Castiglione. Atten- ded by a few of his staff only, he had advanced with too little precaution to reconnoitre the ground in front of his position. On a sudden, he found himself in the midst of a party of the enemy's hussars. Resistance was in vain — the small party attempted to fly, in which all except Arundel succeeded. Two shots, unfortunately, took effect, one in his side, and the other com- pletely shattering his bridle arm below the elbow. Still he contrived to seize the reins with his right hand, and though growing every mo- ment fainter from loss of blood, and the exces- sive pain of his wounds, he managed to keep his place in the saddle $ but it was all in vain. An unlucky shot struck his horse's shoulder — down they both came together, and before Arundel could extricate himself, he found himself a pri- soner in the hands of the enemy. At first his captors were not aware of the importance of their prize, and having secured him, he was driven before them, after binding up his wounds as well as they could, to their nearest post, which fortunately was at no great distance. All re-
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