elles ley , ▁Vis count ▁Well ington ▁placed ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁Light ▁Division , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 / 4 3 rd ▁and ▁ 1 / 5 2 nd ▁Light ▁Infantry , ▁ 9 5 th ▁R if les , ▁and ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 3 rd ▁Portuguese ▁Ca ç adores . ▁In ▁this ▁post ▁he ▁worth ily ▁continued ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁Moore ▁and ▁Robert ▁Cra uf urd ▁at ▁the ▁batt les ▁of ▁Sal aman ca , ▁V itor ia , ▁the ▁Py ren ees , ▁the ▁N iv elle , ▁the ▁N ive , ▁Or the z ▁and ▁Toul ouse . ▁His ▁officers ▁presented ▁him ▁with ▁a ▁sword ▁of ▁honour ▁as ▁a ▁token ▁of ▁their ▁este em . ▁Well ington ▁called ▁Al ten , ▁" the ▁best ▁of ▁the ▁Han over ians ". ▁Compar ing ▁him ▁with ▁Cra uf urd , ▁Charles ▁O man ▁writes : ▁ ▁Water lo o ▁and ▁later ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁Al ten ▁led ▁Well ington ' s ▁ 3 rd ▁Division ▁during ▁the ▁H undred ▁Days . ▁This ▁command ▁included ▁Maj - Gen ▁Col in ▁H alk ett ' s ▁ 5 th ▁British ▁Brigade , ▁Col ▁Christian ▁Om pt eda ' s ▁ 2 nd ▁K GL ▁Brigade ▁and ▁Maj - Gen ▁Friedrich ▁K iel man seg ge ' s ▁ 1 st ▁Han over ian ▁Brigade . ▁Part s ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁were ▁heavily ▁engaged ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Qu atre ▁Bras .