My Lord, we are dreadfully cut up; can you not relieve us for a little while?"Impossible!"Very well My Lord: well stand until the last man falls...Halkett and the Duke of Wellington share a few words at the height of crisis-point, 18 June 1815The exceptional and historically important G.C.B., Army Gold Cross, Army Small Gold Medal group of five awarded to General Sir C. Halkett, the man partially responsible for founding the famous Kings German Legion and who commanded the Light Brigade of that Corps throughout the Peninsular War; in command of a Brigade at Waterloo, his men were in the thick of the fighting throughout and suffered some of the heaviest casualties of the Hundred Days campaign - Halkett, indeed, was wounded no less than four times on the field of Waterloo but survived to become Commander-in-Chief of the Bombay Army and Governor of the Royal Hospital ChelseaThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath, G.C.B. breast Star, gold, silver, and enamels, the reverse engraved Gilbert, Jeweller, to their Majesties, Cock Spur Street, 86mm x 92mm; The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, K.C.B. breast Star, cloth and silver bullion wearing Star, backed on old waxed paper with a hand-written inscription in ink Sir Colin Halkett - Order of the German Legion, 72mm x 80mm; Army Gold Cross 1806-14, gold, for Albuhera, Nive, Salamanca, Vittoria (Colonel Colin Halkett), mounted upon a gold three-pronged buckle; Field Officers Small Gold Medal 1808-14, for Salamanca, 2 clasps, Albuera, Vittoria (Coll. Colin Halkett); Waterloo 1815, with original steel clip and ring suspension (Col. Sir Colin Halkett, 2nd Light Batt. K.G.L.), with ornate silver riband bar, first with one or two slightly bent arms, lacking reverse pin, small chips of enamel loss around wreath and motto; second missing a few spangles around corners of arms, fourth with lunettes replaced, otherwise good very fine, an important collection of the greatest rarity (5)
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