Saw used to amputate Uxbridge's leg at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, c.1815 (metal,...

Used by Sgn James Powell, Ordnance Medical Department, at the Battle of Waterloo to amputate the leg of Lt Gen Henry Paget, Earl of Uxbridge (17 May 1768 – 29 April 1854). Paget was wounded in the leg at the close of the battle and taken to the village of Waterloo where the operation was performed. Uxbridge remained composed throughout the operation and once remarked that he did not think the saw was very sharp! It is said that some years later Uxbridge later revisited the place with two of his sons, found the table on which the operation had taken place, and ate dinner off it.