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Prussian Assault on the Church Yard, Kolberger Regiment at Grosbeeren, 23rd August 1813 by Carl Rochling. No text for this item |
Charge of the Union Brigade by Mark Churms. At about 2.00pm the Union Brigade crashes through the ranks on Napoleons Ist Infantry Corps. The 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (later known as The Scots Greys) on the far left of the line, plow through Marcognets division, only Duruttes division will escape intact. With Brigade General Ponsortby at their head, elements of the now disordered Cavalry charge on to the French artillery. Even though, at close quarters, the Gunners and attached Infantry are no match for the wild Scots, they desperately try to save their 12 pounder field pieces. However the British heavy Cavalry is now out of control and Napoleons retribution will be swift. From the undulating ground before Paillotte comes the thunder of hooves and the deadly lances of 4th Regiment and the 3th Chasseurs a Cheval. In the confusion many of the British soldiers are completely unaware of the onslaught as the fresh French Cavalry sweeps through their flank. Ponsonbys mount leaps through the mud as the exhausted Brigade is herded together for the final kill. Even against all odds the brave men continue to fight. The Brigade General himself will shortly be sabred by Sergeant Urban as he attempts to capture the eagle of the 4th Lancers. |
Colin Campbell at the Siege of San Sebastian in 1813 by William Barnes Wollen Lieutenant Colin Campbell of the 9th Regiment leading the forlorn hope during the Siege of San Sebastian. He was wounded twice during the assault, however this did not halt his military career as he would go on to command the 98th Regiment of Foot during the First Opium War, the Highland Brigade at the Battle of Alma and the 93rd Sutherland Highlanders at the battle of Balaclava, among others. |
The Charge of the Red Lancers on Mercer's Troop of Royal Horse Artillery by Chris Collingwood. Waterloo - 18th June 1815. The Red Lancers made five separate attempts on the allied squares and batteries suffering heavy casualties but failing to break either. Mercer's artillery troop would not retire and served their guns continuously regardless of repeated attack. |
Napoleon After his Abdication 1814 by H Delaroche. This all time classic and great image shows the demoralised Napoleon sitting in the Palace of Fontainbleu, reflecting on the end of the imperial dream. |
North British Dragoons by Jason Askew. Study of a cavalryman of the Scots Greys at the time of the Battle of Waterloo in the Napoleonic Wars. |
Battle of the Pyramids 21st July 1798 by Louis Lejeune. Napoleon with an army of 36,000 seized Malta on the 10th of June 1798 form the Knights of St John then sailed on to land west of Alexandria on July 1st. They seized Alexandria form the Mameluke ruler Ibrahim who fled into Syria. But the Mameluke military Commander Murad Bey was determined to stop Napoleon entering Cairo, so blocked the French advance at Embabeh on the left bank of the Nile near the pyramids. Under his command he had 40,000 troops but only 6,000 of these were the fierce fighting force of Mamelukes. On July 21st napoleon moved onto the Egyptian positions and Murad launched an all out attack with his cavalry. But the 6,000 Mamelukes were no match for the French infantry and artillery which fired volley after volley, devastating the Mamelukes. When the charge had failed the disorganized Egyptian infantry fled. With only 300 casualties, Napoleon marched into Cairo. |
The Prussian Trumpeter by Richard Knotel. No text for this item |
The Vedette of the 13th Light Dragoons by Chris Collingwood. Scouts of the 13th Light Dragoons keep watch on the advancing French Army. |
The Heroic Eleonore Prochaska Falling at the Battle of the Gohrde By Carl Rochling Eleonore Prochaska was a Prussian soldier who gained recognition for disguising herself as a man to enlist in the military during the Napoleonic Wars. She fought bravely and served in several battles becoming a symbol of female courage in a time when women were not allowed to serve openly in the armed forces. Prochaska was wounded at Battle of the Gohrde on the 16th of September, 1813 and died from her injuries. |
30th Foot at the Storming of Badajoz by Richard Simkin. Badajoz, 6th April 1812 in North West Spain on the River Guadiana. The siege began on the 17th March and was finally captured on 6th April. The British lost more than 4,800 men. |
News from the Front by Mark Churms. No text for this item |
La Reve (The Dream) by Edouard Detaille. Depicting soldiers of the French Second Empire dreaming of the victorious French Army of the Napoleonic period. |
Chasseur Cheval of the Guard by Jim Lancia. No text for this item |
Piper Kenneth Mackay at Waterloo by J. B. Anderson. Piper Mackay marching repeatedly round the Camerons square, outside the bayonets, playing the Pibroch Cogadh na Sith at the height of the Battle of Waterloo. |
Charge of the Dutch Lancers against the British Squares at Waterloo by Brian Palmer. Mistaking the withdrawal of wounded troops from the plateau of Mount St John for a general retreat , Marshal Ney ordered 5000 heavy and light cavalry to charge the allied position. Far from retreating, Wellington was in fact reinforcing his beleaguered front line. Wave after wave of French cavalry repeatedly threw themselves at the allied squares for over an hour but failed to make an impact. Here we see the 30th Regt - now the Queens Lancashire Regt - formed in square repelling The Dutch (Red) Lancers of the Imperial Guard. |
The Marquis of Anglesea Wounded at the Battle of Waterloo by John Augustus Atkinson The Marquis of Anglesea wounded whilst leading a charge of heavy cavalry at the close of the Battle of Waterloo. |
28th Gloucester Regiment at Waterloo by William Barnes Wollen. Under the command of James Kempt and as part of the 8th Brigade (consisting of the 1/28th Reg 1/32nd Reg 79th Reg and the 1/95th regiment) the 28th Gloucester Regiment fought at Quatre Bras and at Waterloo. The regiment distinguished itself during the battle and were mentioned in the dispatches of the Duke of Wellington. The 28th Regiment continued to wear the old style stovepipe shako, distinguishing them from most British regiments that had adopted the new Belgic shako. In this painting the 28th Gloucester are seen repulsing the French Cuirassiers while in a square. During the Battle of Alexandria some 14 years earlier, the 28th Gloucester Regiment were given the unique honour of wearing a badge on both the front and rear of their head dress. From 1751 to 1782 they were the 28th Regiment of Foot, and merged with the 61st (South Gloucestershire) regiment to form the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1881. |
The Rearguard by J P Beadle. Craufurds Light Brigade, of which the 95th Rifles, the 43rd and 52nd, were part of, faces about once more to face the enemy, during the retreat from Spain of Sir John Moores Army. The Light Brigade fought a series of brilliant delaying tactics under the most adverse of conditions during the Peninsula War. |
The Battle of Waterloo, Charge of the Inniskillings by Orlando Norie. No text for this item |
Trumpeter of the French Cuirassiers Going to Battle by Edouard Detaille. No text for this item |
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