 | 1828 - 918 pages
...found by his looks and manners that the poor gentleman was insane. He immediately accompanied him hack to London, and placed him under my care till his relations...shell, which wounded the scalp and stunned him ; he ivas next shot through the fleshy part of the thigh by a grape shot, which, at the same time, killed... | |
 | 1829 - 576 pages
...had particularly distinguished himielf at the then recent hattle of Waterloo. On that occasion he had had two horses killed under him, and was himself wounded in four places. " He inherited a predisposition to insanity, and was naturally reserved, diffident, and taciturn, hut affectionate... | |
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I afterwards continued in attendance. The history of the case was this : — The patient was a cavalry officer of rank, aged thirty-five, and had particularly distinguished himself at the then recent battle of Waterloo. On that occasion he had two horses... 