Volume: CBÉ 0190
Archival Reference
The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0190, Page 217
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- (continued from previous page)The Egyptian troops and Marmadukes
Before me I made flee
I fought my way by land and sea
To no mortal did I yield
The powers of Europe when combined
I beat them in the field.
I fought them three days two to one
like a hero stout and true
till Marshall Ney did me betray
On the field of Waterloo.
So gentles all I must conclude
You know it all right well
For to relate all my exploits
'twould take one year to tell
And now my friends I must conclude
though I've got more to say(continues on next page)
