ANOTHER EXPLODED FICTION.
There is a popular story that on one occasion, when the late Mr John Wilson Oroker and the Duke of Wellington met at dinner at a friend’s house, the veteran placeman set the Duke right on many points of political warfare. The good old Duka submitted to correction on the making of cartridges, but absolutely refused to be instructed on the manner in which the battle of Waterloo was fought. A letter in “Notes and Queries” shows Mr Crocker in an unusual light. With exceptional modesty he condescended to solicit information from the Duke on some of the wonderful stories which M. Lamartine had given currency to. The chief points of inquiry are, whether at tho last charge at Waterloo the Duke drew his sabre and “ charged like a common trooper,” and whether ho used the familiar words, “Up Guards, and at them 1” The assurances which be received in reply are satisfactory ; the Duke did neither the one nor the other. Both statements may be ranked among the exploded fictions of the past.
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2224, 13 April 1881, Page 3
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177ANOTHER EXPLODED FICTION. Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2224, 13 April 1881, Page 3
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