Waterloo, 18 June 1815: Charge of the Scots Greys and 92nd Highlanders, 2-3 p.m.

Lieutenant R. Winchester, 92nd Highlanders.

At the commencement of the Action a Corps of Belgians of from 8000 to 10,000 men were formed in line in front of the 5th Division, but soon after they were attacked and their skirmishers driven in on their line, the whole of them retired through the 5th Division , and were seen no more during the Action. After this the Enemy made several severe attacks on the 5th Division. About two or three o`clock in the afternoon a Column between 3000 to 4000 men advanced to the hedge at the roadside which leads from the main road near La Haye Sainte beyond the left of our position. Previous to this the 92nd had been lying down under the cover of the position when they were immediately ordered to stand to their arms, Major-General Sir Dennis Pack calling out at the same time, '92nd, everything has given way on your right and left and you must charge this Column,' upon which he ordered four deep to be formed closed in to the centre. The Regiment, which was then within 20 yards of the Column, fired a volley into them. The Enemy on reaching the hedge at the side of the road had ordered arms, and were in the act of shouldering them when they received the volley from the 92nd.

   The Scots Greys came up at this moment, doubling round our flanks and through our centre where openings were made for them, both Regiments charged together, calling out 'Scotland forever,' and the Scots Greys actually walked over this Column, and in less than three minutes it was totally destroyed, 2000, besides killed and wounded, of them having been made prisoners, and two of their Eagles captured. The grass field in which the enemy was formed, which only an instant before was as green and smooth as the 15 acres in Phoenix Park, was in a few minutes covered with killed and wounded, knapsacks and their contents, arms, accoutrements, etc., literally strewed all over, that to avoid stepping on either or the other was quite impossible; in fact one could hardly believe, had one not witnessed it, that such a complete destruction could have been affected in so sort a time.

    Some of the French soldiers who were lying wounded were calling out 'Vive l'Empereur,' and others firing there muskets at our men who had advanced past them in pursuit of the flying Enemy.