Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 335
r War were still in North America, suffi-cient time not having lapsedafter the conclusion of peacewith the United States, to en-able the Government to bringthese troops backto Europe. Withthe exception ofthe German Le-gion, the Hano-verian contin-gent consisted ofimperfectlytrained militia;while… … An Officer in the German Legion. The Duke of Wellington 307 glamour thrown by the French Emperor over some ofthe Continental troops opposed to him : — I had threebattalions of Nassau troops under my command. I putthem in the park at Hougoumont, and expected that,being old soldiers, they would keep…
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