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Portrait of Napoleon by Jacques Louis David. No text for this item |
Marshal Ney at the Greneaux Farm-house by Marius Roy. Taken from the original book plates published 1893. |
Waterloo, June 18th 1815: The Whole Line Will Advance by B Granville Baker No text for this item |
Battle of Klyastitsy by Peter Von Hess (PC) On the 30th of July 1812, French Cavalry under command of General Oudinot were faced with a surprise attack by eight Russian Hussar and Cossack squadrons, commanded by General Kulnev. At the time the French occupied the village of Klyastitsy. To prevent its capture, Oudinot ordered the only bridge to be set on fire, however the 2nd Batallion Pavlovsk Grenadier Regiment rushed the burning bridge and the French were forced to retreat. This marked the battle as a minor, but costly victory for the Russian forces. Taken from the original book plate published in 1912. |
Napoleon before the Battle of Wagram by Swebach. The Grand army crossing the Danube on its advance to the battle of Wagram. |
Capitulation of Napoleon III on 1st September 1870 by Richard Knotel Emperor Napoleon III of France surrenders after a German victory in Sedan, North Eastern France. He would be taken prisoner while the German army would go on to besiege Paris on the 19th of September. After his release, he would go into Exile to England before dying in 1873. |
German U-Boat Destroying an Armed English Fishing Trawler by Willy Stower English armed fishing trawlers were short, seaworthy steamers fitted with wireless communications in order to perform patrol duties off the coast of England. Seen here one has been hunted down in its duties and sank by a German U-Boat. |
A Grenadier of the Guard at Elba by Horace Vernet. Wearing patched white trousers and gaiters made of mattress ticking. In the mid distance, officers of the Polish Lancers and the Guard. Napoleon stands on the distant cliff. To the right a ship flies a tricolour. The Elba battalion was Napoleons bodyguard in exile, comprising six companies of Guardsmen, 100 artillery men and a crew of 21 seamen, They formed the nucleus of the Imperial Guard in 1815. |
The Attack of the Black Watch, Battle of Corunna by Harry Payne. The Battle of Corunna, 1809: With 20,000 fighting men Sir John Moore invaded a country overrun by 300,000 veterans, and, meeting with no support from the Spaniards, struck boldly at Bonapartes communications. The audacity of this strategy drew from Napoleon that Moore was the only foe worthy of his steel. With characteristic energy Bonaparte abandoned his plan of campaign and set out in pursuit, but rumour of an alliance between Russia and Austria sent him in hot haste to Paris. Soult was left behind to drive the British into the sea. Undismayed by the overwhelming force with which he was threatened, Moore prepared to meet the French. But prudence prevailed. Madrid had capitulated without striking a blow, and the Spanish legions had melted into shadows. Moore decided to fall back upon the coast. His force was so reduced that he had to post his men on an inferior range of hills commanded by the artillery fire of the enemy. But advantage of position and superior numbers were of no avail against the gallantry of the British. By a skillful move Moore managed to outflank the left of the French columns sent to crush the infantry under Baird. Centre and left became engaged and a furious fight swept along the line. Moore was in the forefront of the conflict near the village of Elvina, against which the assault was fiercest. Here a cannon shot struck him on the left breast, shattering the shoulder to pieces, breaking the ribs over the heart and tearing the muscles to shreds. Thrown violently from his horse he gave no sign of the terrible nature of his would, but fixed his gaze steadily on his troops. Only when he saw the thin red line advancing did he suffer himself to be carried to the rear. The hilt of his sword had entered the wound and an officer of his staff would have removed it. It is as well as it is, said the dying soldier, I had rather it should go out of the field with me. I hope my country will do me justice, were among his last words. By his skill, foresight and bravery, he saved Englands army from destruction and arrested the blow that Napoleon aimed at the conquest of Spain. |
The Defiant Highlander by Richard Caton Woodville. A Gordon Highlander is shown with his captors, Napoleons Grenadiers a Cheval. |
The Battle of Waterloo by Felix Philippoteaux. Depicting French Cuirassiers charging onto the British squares during the Battle of Waterloo. |
Entry of the Allies into Paris on the 31st of March, 1814 by Richard Knotel King Frederick William III and the Emperor Alexander of Russia along with the Crown Princes and Johann Graf Radetzky von Radetz and Field Marshall Karl Philipp enter into Paris after the surrender of the French army and abdication of Napoleon during the War of the Sixth Coalition. |
Charge of the Cuirassiers in the Sunken Road by Benigni. Cuirassiers charging during the Battle of Waterloo, 18th June 1815. |
Wellington At Waterloo by Ernest Crofts. Depicting Wellington directing the deployment of reserves from his famous position under the tree at Waterloo. |
The Death of Lt. Guido von der Lippe During the Pursuit of Murat by Richard Knotel. No text for this item |
On The Battlefield of Dennewitz on September 6th, 1813 By Richard Knotel (PC) General Friedrich Wilhelm von Bulow 1s greeted by his troops pursuing the enemy during the Battle of Dennewitz. The victory at Dennewitz was a crucial turning point in the German Campaign for the allies and contributed to Napoleons defeat at The Battle of Leipzig a month later. |
British Troops Landing in Egypt by Philip James de Louthembourg. No text for this item |
The 12th Light Dragoons at Salamanca, July 22nd 1812 by B Granville Baker No text for this item |
My Destiny and France by Laslett Pott. Napoleons farewell to Josephine. |
Battle of Mount Thabor, 16th April 1799 by Louis Lejeune. No text for this item |
Scotland Forever detail by Lady Elizabeth Butler. Centre detail from the painting Scotland Forever showing the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo. |
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