[1] Brown attempted to dismount his horse to recover the standard, but was struck by a blow from a sabre and lost two fingers from his left hand.
[1] His horse bolted in fright to the rear of the enemy lines, where Brown subsequently caught sight of his standard in the hands of a French trooper.
[1] During this return, Brown was further wounded by the French,[1] receiving eight sabre cuts in his face, neck and head, and lost most of his nose as a result.
[1] Brown died in Yarm in 1746 (aged 40–41), and is buried there in the churchyard of St Mary Magdalene's Church (OS grid ref: NZ416129).
It is recorded that the King created sixteen Knights Bannerets on the battlefield in a diary entry by Miss Gertrude Savile, which states "This honour had been laid aside since James I, when Baronets were instituted".