The prince and the adjutant were both hit, the latter receiving contusions on the leg, but the shot not penetrating.

Sir William flew to support the discomfited hero, who had received a grievous contusion in his shoulder.

Going onward in these latter at an irregular pace; sometimes momentarily stunned into a rangy stagger by a sounding blow on the cerebrum or the cerebellum; and, again, irritated almost to a run by contusion of shoulder-blade or funny-bone; he finally became aware that two men were following him through the lots, and that with a closeness of attention indicating more than common interest.

Along his left jaw was a contusion as from a glancing blow.

The last two days of August we had several men killed and wounded in the force, and one of our officers, who shared my tent after poor Gabbett's death, received a severe contusion from the bursting of a shell.