Note 14 — Chapter IV

As an instance of the difficulty of obtaining accurate information respecting the incidents of a general action, I may state that Captain Henry, an officer promoted from the ranks for his distinguished bravery, and who has received the Order of Victoria, told me that the guns were taken over a bridge, and not over a ford—that he was with the first gun, that no wheeler was killed, and that he fired only on Russian infantry, and never directed a round against the Russian guns. In most of these statements it is probable the gallant officer was mistaken, although actually present.