▁At ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Water lo o , ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Division ▁held ▁the ▁front ▁line ▁throughout ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁suffered ▁very ▁heavy ▁losses . ▁Sever ely ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁battle , ▁Al ten ' s ▁conduct ▁won ▁for ▁him ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Count ▁von ▁Al ten . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁King ' s ▁German ▁Leg ion ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist , ▁Al ten ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Han over ians ▁in ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 8 ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Han over , ▁where ▁he ▁subsequently ▁became ▁minister ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁foreign ▁affairs , ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Field ▁Marsh al . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁retained ▁on ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁list ▁as ▁Major - General ▁Sir ▁Charles ▁Al ten , ▁GC B ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁A ▁mem orial ▁to ▁Al ten ▁has ▁been ▁ere cted ▁at ▁Han over . ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Ne ust äd ter ▁Kirche . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Glo ver , ▁Michael ▁( 1 9 7 4 ). ▁The ▁Pen ins ular ▁War ▁ 1 8 0 7 – 1 8 1 4 . ▁P engu in ▁Books . ▁▁▁ ▁O man , ▁Charles ▁( 1 9 9 3 ) ▁ ▁[ 1 9 1 3 ]. ▁Well ington ' s ▁Army , ▁ 1 8 0 9 – 1 8 1 4 . ▁London : ▁Green hill . ▁. ▁ ▁Att ribution : ▁▁ ▁End notes ▁ ▁Gent