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"Memoirs by dragoons who fought in the Peninsular war (Waterloo) are quite rare, which makes Smithies' account even more important. However, a word of caution must also be made. James Smithies ( A distant relative) apparently recounted his story shortly before his death, some fifty three years after the last events he describes had occurred and therefore, not surprisingly, he occasionally errs in his memory. Which memoirs do not carry such fault?!"