I knew Wellington was somewhat "relaxed" about his own safety, but I'm surprised that at least one or two of the other senior bods didn't have a troop of KGL lights or something of that nature. The whole thing seems to have been terribly British and unfussy, doesn't it? I suppose there was less risk of being taken in the Peninsula, since the French cavalry were in a poor state, and generally were not roaming at large because of the threat to themselves from the guerilleros, but I would think that once the Allies got into France the risk was considerably increased.