Adventures with the Connaught Rangers, 1809-1814 William Grattan
I never witnessed a more gallant charge than that made just now by your regiment. This commendation from the Duke of Wellington after the 88th Regiment cleared the heights at Busaco marked William Grattan's first engagement in the Peninsular War. The second found him commanding the leading company in the attack on Fuentes d'Onoro. In the years 1809 to 1814