family. This story is referred to in the register of the great seal of Scotland. John Leyden describes the incident as follows: "On Scotia’s lord he rushed, with lightning speed, / Bent his strong neck, to toss the startled steed; / His arms robust the hardy hunter flung / Around his bending horns, and upward wrung, / With writhing force his neck retorted round, / And rolled the panting monster on the ground, / Crushed, with enormous strength, his bony skull: / And courtiers hailed the man, who turned the bull.” Another possibility, Is, that Turnbull is derived from the Old English Trumbald or French Tumbald (meaning "strong and bold"), or that Robertus de Turnbulyes, who swore fealty to King Edward I of England in 1296, could be the family father. Despite the dispute over the origin of the Turnbull name, historians agree that: Robert the Bruce awarded lands in Philiphaugh to William Turnebull. William Turnebull assumed a bull's head as his heraldic symbol with the motto, "I Saved The King" – both of which have been incorporated into the Turnbull clan crest. The name Turnebull was not recorded before 1315, when William was awarded the lands in Philiphaugh – and following this time, use of the Rule surname dwindled while use of the Turnebull surname increased. The Turnbulls were to become one of the most turbulent of the Borders families. A Scottish nobleman, sent to see if the Turnbulls would back their claim to the throne, reported back that they had no care at all for politicians but always yearned for a fight. Before the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, a champion on the Scottish side, a huge man named Turnbull, accompanied by a huge black mastiff, approached the English host and challenged anyone to single combat. Sir Robert Benhale, a Norfolk knight, answered the challenge and killed both Turnbull and his dog. Benhale returned to the English host, bearing Turnbull's head as a trophy. Major Gordon Turnbull led the vicious counterattack on the French Cavalry by the 2nd Scots Greys at Waterloo. Though outnumbered some 2-1, the Scots broke Napoleon's famed cavalry, and the Greys destroyed most of Napoleon's legendary Nogue's brigade, resulting in the capture of the eagle of the 45th Ligne. According to Wellington, they "had little tactical ability or nous"[common sense], "but fought like raging bulls". This was taken as a compliment by their