Return of the Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the British and Hanoverian Army under the Command of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K.G., in the battle fought at Quatre Bras on the 16th June, 1815.

On the retreat from Quatre Bras to Waterloo, on the 17th June, 1815.

In the battle fought at Waterloo on the 18th June, 1815.

The greater number of the men returned missing had gone to the rear with wounded officers and soldiers, and joined afterwards. The officers are supposed killed.

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To the King of the Netherlands.

'à Bruxelles, ce 19 Juin, 1815.

Je prends la liberté de féliciter votre Majesté sur les événemens des derniers jours, sur lesquels le Général Reede et M. Van Capellen auront donnés à votre Majesté des renseignemens.

'Je demande pardon à votre Majesté d'avoir omis jusqu'à présent de faire à votre Majesté mon rapport; mais j'ai été si fort occupé que cela ne m'a pas été possible dans ces derniers jours. J'espère, cependant, l'envoyer demain.

J'ai grand plaisir à faire savoir à votre Majesté que le Prince d'Orange se porte aussi bien que possible. 'J'ai l'honneur d'être, &c.

'Sa Majesté

le Roi des Pays Pas.'

'MY DEAR LORD,

To the Earl of Aberdeen, K.T.

'Bruxelles, 19th June, 1815. You will readily give credit to the existence of the extreme grief with which I announce to you the death of your gallant brother, in consequence of a wound received in our great battle of yesterday.

He had served me most zealously and usefully for many years, and on many trying occasions; but he had never rendered himself more useful, and had never distinguished himself more, than in our late actions.

"He received the wound which occasioned his death when rallying one of the Brunswick battalions which was shaking a little; and he lived long enough to be informed by my self of the glorious result of our actions, to which he had.so much contributed by his active and zealous assistance.

I cannot express to you the regret and sorrow with which I look round me, and contemplate the loss which I have sustained, particularly in your brother. The glory resulting from such actions, so dearly bought, is no consolation to me, and I cannot suggest it as any to you and his friends; but I hope that it may be expected that this last one has been so decisive, as that no doubt remains that our exertions and our individual losses will be rewarded by the early attain

ment of our just object. It is then that the glory of the actions in which our friends and relations have fallen will be some consolation for their loss.

Your brother had a black horse, given to him, I believe, by Lord Ashburnham, which I will keep till I hear from you what you wish should be done with it.'

To the Duke of Beaufort, K.G.

Bruxelles, 19th June, 1815.

'MY DEAR LORD, 'I am very sorry to have to acquaint you that your brother FitzRoy is very severely wounded, and has lost his right arm. I have just seen him, and he is perfectly free from fever, and as well as anybody could be under such circumstances. You are aware how useful he has always been to me; and how much I shall feel the want of his assistance, and what a regard and affection I feel for him; and you will readily believe how much concerned I am for his misfortune. Indeed, the losses I have sustained, have quite broken me down; and I have no feeling for the advantages we have acquired. I hope, however, that your brother will soon be able to join me again; and that he will long live to be as he is likely to become, an honor to his country, as he is a satisfaction to his family and friends. Believe me, &c.

'The Duke of Beaufort, K.G.'

WELLINGTON.

MY LORD,

To Earl Bathurst.

'Bruxelles, 19th June, 1815.

I have to inform your Lordship, in addition to my dispatch of this morning, that we have already got here 5000 prisoners, taken in the action of yesterday, and that there There will are above 2000 more coming in to-morrow.

probably be many more.

Amongst the prisoners are the Comte de Lobau, who commanded the 6th corps, and General Cambrone, who commanded a division of the Guards.

I propose to send the whole to England, by Ostend.

I have the honor to be, &c.

• WELLINGTON.