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Prince Karl von Mecklenburg with East Prussian Cavalry at the Engagement of Goldberg, 23rd August 1813 by Richard Knotel. No text for this item |
General Windham in the Redan - September 8th 1855 by T. Hollis Engraving by T Hollis from original by J Hind |
An Affair of Outposts by J P Beadle. 9th Hussars of Napoleons Army of 1806. |
Cavalry battle at Liebertwolkwitz on October 14th, 1813 By Richard Knotel (PC) Pictured here is the death of Lieutenant Guido von der Lippe while pursuing King Joachim Murat during the action at Liebertwolkwitz. This cavalry skirmish took place around the Battle of Leipzig, Murat was nearly captured twice during this skirmish but managed to evade the enemy and had his cavalry repulse anyone in pursuit. The battle would go down as the largest cavalry battle in European history and ultimately ended in a stalemate. |
French Cavalry Breakthrough at the Battle of Kulm by Richard Knotel The Battle of Kulm was a considerably bloody battle for both the French forces and the Coalition forces. While ending in a overall French defeat, with General Vandamme being captured and the remaining French troops withdrawing - the casualties inflicted on the Coalition forces were not insignificant. Facing attacks from all sides by Russians, Austrians and Prussians the French would lose between 13,000 and 25,000 men - the coalition forces would lose around 12,000 as a result of the valiant defence put up by Vandammes troops. Seen here, Prussian General von Kleist is surprised by a French cavalry breakthrough. |
Napoleon Leaving The Lobau After The Defeat At The Battle Of Aspern by Anton Von Perger (PC) Napoleon's loss at the Battle of Aspern-Essling on May 21-22, 1809 marked his first significant defeat. The Austrian forces under Archduke Charles successfully halted the French advance near Vienna by destroying key bridges over the Danube River, disrupting Napoleon's troop movements and supply lines. Despite initial French successes the well-coordinated Austrian counterattacks and logistical challenges forced Napoleon to withdraw, suffering substantial casualties in the process. |
Defence of Hougoumont Farm by Robert Hillingford. 1st Foot Guards and The Coldstream Guards are shown manning the walls of Hougoumont Farm against the heavy French forces at the height of the the Battle of Waterloo. Also shown are some captured French soldiers. During the Battle of Waterloo the 1st Foot Guards and the Coldstream Guards losses were as follows: 1st Foot Guards - 125 Killed, 352 Wounded, and the Coldstream Guards - 97 killed and 446 wounded and four missing. |
Napoleon in Egypt by Jean Leon Jerome (PC) Part of the classic collection. |
Battle of Aboukir Bay 25th July 1798 by Louis Lejeune. When Nelson shattered the French fleet in the Bay of Aboukir he foresaw, as his despatches showed, that the army of Bonaparte was land-locked. Bonaparte, having made an unsuccessful attempt, after traversing the Palestine Desert, to effect the siege of Acre, defended by Sir Sidney Smith, was obliged to anticipate the retreat from Moscow, and wearily trudge back to Egypt. Next his ambitious stake for Empire recalled him to France, and he left Egypt hurriedly and the army of occupation to its fate. Eventually the British Government, alive to the fruits of Nelsons victory, despatched Sir Ralph Abercromby to dislodge the imprisoned French battalions and to capture the covetable land of Egypt. In March 1801, Abercromby with Smith of Acre, and Moore, afterwards of Corunna, was prepared to disembark on the shore affronting the castle of Aboukir.The General had no maps, no clues of military topography. Everything depended on his imperturbable coolness, and on that intrepid and resourceful spirit and action of the men in his command. In the early morning every man for the landing was in his position in his boat. In the fury of the cannonade, three boats were sunk, but a fair number out of the 180 men involved were saved. The captain of this enterprise of seamanship was Alexander Cochrane, of the famous family of Dundonald. Eventually the troops plunged through the surf, with bayonets fixed and flags flying, and dashed up the sandhills. The 42nd Highlanders, rapidly clambering up, raced up to the French defenders, and closed with bayonet and butt-end. In the meantime the French cavalry had courageous ridden into the sea and cut down many of the close packed troops in boats. Again, too, squadrons charged into the ranks of the alert invaders, but they were repulsed with heavy casualties. Nothing could stop the fearless headway of the dauntless infantry, seamen and marines. General Moore was the life and soul of this wondrous attack, which caused him the loss of nearly 700 killed and wounded. The affair was almost as acrobatic as that of Quebec, and the Frenchmen had a quick awakening from their experiences of native troops. In a few hours after the original order for landing, the scattered enemy were in headlong retreat on the road to Alexandria, upon which the English eagerly prepared to advance. |
Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques Louis David. This painting was commissioned by Napoleon in September 1804 and completed in 1807. The original painting is 10 metres by 6 metres, and the official title is : Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris on 2nd December 1804. |
A Cavalry Officer by Edouard Detaille No text for this item |
General Charles Pierre Francois Augereau at the Battle of Castiglione by Paul Emile Leon Perboyre The Battle of Castiglione, fought on August 5, 1796, was a key conflict in the French Revolutionary Wars during Napoleon Bonaparte's Italian campaign. The Austrians aimed to relieve their besieged garrison in Mantua but Bonaparte's rapid manoeuvres and strategic brilliance allowed the French to outflank and decisively defeat the Austrian forces This victory forced the Austrians to retreat, securing French control over northern Italy. General Augereau was entrusted with commanding the French left wing. His forces were instrumental in executing Napoleon's overall battle plan. His ability do maintain momentum and push forward played a significant role in weakening the Austrian resistance and leading to a swift victory. |
Summoned to Waterloo by Robert Hillingford. High quality Giclee art prints on thick 300 gsm German watercolour art board. |
French Cuirassier at Waterloo by Brian Palmer. Depicting an incident during one of the charges by the French Cuirassiers, against the British Squares, here shown attacking a sole, Royal Horse artilleryman, who did not make it to relative safety in a square. |
The Rear Guard by Keith Rocco. 11th Hussars in Germany, 1796. In 1796, the revolutionary government of France lauched a series of military campaigns they hoped would defeat the nations allied against their new republic. While 27-year old General Napoleon Bonaparte was conducting his hard-fought but ultimately glorious campaign in Northern Italy, his military and political rival General Jean Victor Moreau and the ill-clad and worn out French Army of the Rhine and the Moselle desperately tried to stave off defeat at the hands of Austrias able field commander Archduke Charles. On 22 October 1796, Moreau ordered his tired but determined soldiers to stand on good defensive terrain near the Chateau of Schliengen (accurately depicted in the right background) buying time for his supply and ammunition wagons to cross to safety over the Rhine River at Huninge. In such dangerous situations, it was the duty of the Hussars and other light cavalry to cover the movements of the army. The 11th Hussars was raised during the Ancien Regime, from volunteers attracted to the glamorous life popularly attributed to the hussars. While the hussars would indeed fulfill their romantic promise of glory during the Napoleonic Wars, the battles of the revolution served as a trying apprenticeship. Vastly understrength and poorly employed due to inexperience, the hussars were not yet an even match for the more professional light cavalry of Austria and Prussia. But the hard lessons were being absorbed, and a nucleus of hardened veterans would emerge from the Revolutionary Wars to form the Cadre of the great cavalry regiments that Napoleon and Murat would lead to immortality. |
Retreat From Corunna by R Beavis. No text for this item |
The Duke of Wellington at the Siege of Badajos by Howard Davie (P) No text for this item |
Napoleon's Dream by Mark Churms. French domination of Europe could never be assured without Britain's defeat. Had he defeated Russia, Napoleon may have been able to launch an invasion of England in 1813. Using American designed paddle steamers. |
Night Before waterloo by Skeoch Cumming. Showing a group of 6th Inniskilling Dragoons around a small fire and also preparing feed for their horses. |
Red Square by Chris Collingwood. The 2nd Battalion centre company 1st Regiment of Foot Guards under attack from the French Red Lancers at Waterloo, 18th June 1815. |
Battle of Waterloo, 1815 by Henry Dupray. No text for this item |
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