Note 577 — SECTION XXXVI: CHAPTER VIII

The 71st lost, beside their well-loved colonel—the only man mentioned in Wellington’s private letter of next morning to his brother Henry (Dispatches, x. p. 454)—44 killed, 272 wounded, and nearly 40 prisoners: half the battalion. The 50th lost only 7 officers and 97 men; the 92nd no more than 20 men. If Villatte gave correct figures, his total loss was only 2 officers and 289 men—including 22 prisoners. Of these the 63rd, obviously the leading regiment, was responsible for 135 casualties, the 95th for 94. The other two regiments had practically no losses. These figures are very low, but seem to be corroborated by Martinien.