 Uxbridge spent the rest of the battle leading a series of charges by British light cavalry formations, and had eight or nine horses shot from under him.One of the last cannon shots fired that day hit his right leg, necessitating its amputation above the knee.According to anecdote, which is probably apocryphal, he was close to the Duke of Wellington when his leg was hit, and exclaimed, "By God, sir, I've lost my leg!