David Carnegie Andrew Agnew, Protestant Exiles from France… (1886)
“ Ligonier said “to the left” — but Lord George was not satisfied. Then Fitzroy arrived and used the phrase “the British cavalry;” the perplexed Sackville saw another difficulty — why divide the cavalry? — in short, he would go and speak to the Prince before giving an order. His Lordship’s aide-de-camp, Lieutenant-Colonel Sloper, said aside to Ligonier, “For God’s sake, sir, repeat your orders to that man, that he may not pretend not to understand them, for it is near half an hour ago that he has received orders to advance, and yet we are still here; but you see the condition he is in.” ”
