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Morning of Waterloo by Ernest Crofts. Napoleon on the morning of Waterloo surrounded by the Imperial Guard. In fact, all the French Infantry would have been wearing their capotes (greatcoats) |
Eylau: Heads up! by Edouard Detaille The Battle of Eylau, fought in February 1807 in a freezing blizzard was a brutal and chaotic clash between Napoleon's army and Russian forces that ended in a bloody stalemate. Despite a massive cavalry charge that briefly turned the tide, neither side could claim a clear victory, and the snow-covered field was left littered with thousands of dead and wounded. |
French Line Infantry by Jim Lancia. No text for this item |
Chasseur a Cheval by Brian Palmer. No text for this item |
The Battle of Waterloo by Robert Hillingford. This subject shows the Duke of Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, offering encouragement to the infantry at some stage in the battle. |
The Centre of the British Army in Action at the Battle of Waterloo, June 18 1815 by T Sutherland after W Heath. (B) No text for this item |
Shwarzenberg and the Allied Princes on the Monarchs Hill By Richard Knotel (PC) Karl von Schwarzenberg and other coalition princes look over the battlefield during the Battle of Leipzig on the 18th of October, 1813. |
Hearts of Oak by Mark Churms. In January 1793 the 1st Battalion of the 29th Foot leaves Windsor for Hilsea to board Royal Navy fighting ships as there is a shortage of marines. Their new roll is to counter enemy musket fire from the upper decks, to lead boarding parties and to maintain discipline of the crew. They are specially equipped with a new working rig but still retain their full dress red coats and powdered hair (curled locks above the ear are removed) for combat. The regiment joins The British Channel Fleet under Admiral Earl Howe, and detachments are allocated to the following ships of the line; H.M.S. Glory, Thunderer, Alfred, Pegasus and Ramilles. 78 soldiers under the command of Cpt. Alexander Saunders are also placed aboard Captain Harveys 74 gun H.M.S. Brunswick. Howes ships are sent to intercept a fleet, of similar size that has put out from Brest to escort a large convoy of food from America, destined for Revolutionary France. The two fleets make contact but fog prevents an engagement until 1 Oarn on the first day of June 1794. Now, in bright sunshine, the order is given to attack! Brunswick is directly astern of Howes flag ship as the French line is broken. She quickly engages Le Vengeur with which she becomes dangerously entangled. Broadsides are exchanged at point blank range! Sails are shot to ribbons, masts and rigging fall. Grenades, carronades and musketry find their targets and casualties mount. Nevertheless, the ships band, joined by a negro regimental drummer on the quarter deck, keep up moral by playing the new and popular air Hearts Of Oak. The two ships drift helplessly as another French man-of-war, Achille, comes in for the kill but the British gunners deliver such a devastating broadside into this new assailant that she is completely demasted and strikes her colours! In the firefight the figure head, an effigy of the Duke of Brunswick, has its carved wooden hat blown clean away. So, Captain Harvey calmly replaces the loss with his own cocked hat! The captain himself receives a blow to the hand and is subsequently mortally wounded with a section of chain-shot. Cpt. Saunders is killed by a snipers bullet and Lt. Harcourt Vernon (wearing short, non regulation boots to facilitate amputation) is soon wounded as well. The decks are cleared of downed masts and rigging, the dead also go over the side. cl At about one oclock the two interlocked ships are separated by a swell and Harveys brothers ship Ramilles cornes to the Brunsivicks assistance. The crippled Vengeur cannot compete with the skill of English gunnery and the ship is raked from end to end by galling fire. Cheers ring out as she surrenders and hoists the Union Jack. The rest of the French fleet breaks off the engagement. Six of their ships are out of action and Le Vengeur is so very badly holed that she eventually sinks (many of her crew refusing to abandon her. Singing the Marseillaise they re-hoist her battle flag as they slip to their watery grave) This British fleet returns in triumph to Spithead. However, the scene on the Brunswicks splintered poop deck is one of utter devastation. The regiment has 13 officers and men killed, another 18 are wounded and nearly quarter of the ships company is lost. This hard won victory is commemorated by the regiment with Naval Crown (awarded to the regiment in 1909, an honour shared only by the Queens Regiment) and by the adoption of the tune played throughout the height of battle, Hearts of Oak. |
Incident on the Peninsula by Chris Collingwood. British 15th Light dragoons (and Hussars) and 16th Light Dragoons engage the French 1st Provincial Chasseurs during the Peninsula War |
Les Ordonnances by Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier. No text for this item |
Halt by Lady Elizabeth Butler. Depicting the end of the last charge of the 10th Hussars at Waterloo. |
Napoleon at Boulogne by Maurice Orange. No text for this item |
Charge of the Life Guards by Richard Caton Woodville 1st Life Guards charge against the 12th regiment of Cuirassiers during the battle of waterloo. |
An Elite Gendarme of the Imperial Guard by Francois Flameng Formed in 1801, the Elite Gendarmerie primarily defended he Imperial headquarters and palaces. The unit also took on the role of law enforcement in captured cities and would protect the Emperor during his many campaigns, ensuring his safety as he travelled between locations. |
British Infantry of the Line on Service in the Peninsula, 1813 by Richard Simkin No text for this item |
The French Retreat at Katzbach, August 26th 1813 By Richard Knotel (PC) Seen here, the French flee over the bridge of Nieder-Crayn during the heavy thunderstorm that took place at The Battle of the Katzbach River. Hundreds of men would drown in the flooding rivers of the Katzbach and the Raging Neisse on their retreat from the brutal battle, fought largely in melee combat as a result of damp musket powder. |
The Battle of Oeversee on 6th February 1864 by Fritz L' Allemand The Battle of Oeversee, fought on 6th February 1864, during the Second Schleswig War, saw Danish and Austrian forces clash as the Danes retreated from Dannevirke. The Danish 7th Brigade, under Colonel Max Muller, mounted a fierce defence but was eventually forced to withdraw after intense combat. The Danish army managed to retreat safely to Dybbal, though it faced public and political backlash for abandoning Dannevirke. |
Waterloo, Charge of the French Cavalry by Dennis Dighton. One secondary market print available, numbered 591 / 850. This very rare art print was published in 1978 and was personally signed by the 8th Duke of Wellington |
Napoleon at the Battle of Friedland 14th June 1807 by Paul Emile Leon Perboyre The Battle of Friedland, fought on June 14, 1807, was a decisive conflict between Napoleons French forces and the Russian army, commanded by General Levin August von Bennigsen. Napoleons strategic brilliance and superior numbers overwhelmed the Russians, who were positioned disadvantageously near the Alle River. The French forces launched a series of coordinated attacks, eventually breaking through the Russian lines and |
Ramsays Battery of Horse Artillery at the Battle of Fuentos Onoro, May 5th 1811 by Richard Caton Woodville. No text for this item |
87th Regiment at the Battle of Vitoria by Brian Palmer. The 87th Regiment defend the walls against the French 13th Dragoons as they charge by during the Battle of Vitoria. |
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