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A Danish Crown Ship near the Coastline by William Lionel Wyllie No text for this item |
Uhlan fighting a Cossack by Wojciech Kossak. During the Napoleonic Wars, the conflict between the Polish Uhlans and the Russian Cossacks was marked by fierce and dynamic skirmishes. The Uhlans, light cavalry units known for their distinctive lances and mobility, often clashed with the Cossacks, who were also renowned for their cavalry skills and guerrilla tactics. These encounters were characterized by rapid and unpredictable engagements, with both sides employing their unique strengths. The Uhlans, part of the Polish Army were known for their discipline and formal tactics, while the Cossacks used their knowledge of the terrain and hit-and-run tactics to their advantage. |
Norman Ramsay at Fuentes Onoro (5th May 1811) by William Barnes Wollen (PC) While temporarily under the command of Lieutenant Norman Ramsay two guns of bulls troop of the Royal Horse Artillery were surrounded by French cavalry and cut off from the main force. With the guns limbered up and swords drawn, they charged through the surprised enemy horsemen thereby saving themselves from being captured. They returned to Wellingtons lines with the help of the 1st Royal Dragoons and 14th Light Dragoons. |
20th Regiment Chasseur Cheval by Jim Lancia. No text for this item |
The Battle of La Rothiere on February 1st 1814 by Richard Knotel The Wurttemberg Dragoon Regiment Kronprinz breaking through the French line with a violent attack during the Battle of La Rothiere. A major reason for the French defeat at La Rothiere was the harsh snow drifts that swept across the Battlefield, which made columns of troops lose direction and cohesion, leaving them vulnerable to cavalry attack. |
Austrian Generals Watching the Battle by Albrecht Adam. No text for this item |
The Defence of La Haye-Sainte, 18th June 1815 by Chris Collingwood. The garrison under the command of Major G Baring consisted of the 2nd Light Battalion of the 2nd Brigade Kings German Legion and reinforced by two Nassau companies. Here Major Baring is seen leading his Legion against Quiots Brigade (54th and 55th of the line) |
Relief of the Light Brigade by Richard Caton Woodville. Depicting the Light Brigade at the moment of reaching the Russian guns. Shown are the 11th Hussars and the 17th Lancers. The all time classic image of the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade which included the 17th lancers, who lead the charge. Lord Cardigan is shown on the left, dressed in his 11th Hussars uniform. The Light Brigade were being kept in reserve, after the successful charge of the heavy brigade, but the slow advance of the British Infantry to take advantage of the heavy brigades success had given the Russian forces time to take away Artillery pieces from captured redoubts. Raglan, after seeing this ordered the light brigade to advance rapidly to the front, follow the enemy and try to prevent the enemy carrying away the guns. This message taken by Captain Nolan, to Lord Lucan, the cavalry Commander. One of the Officers of Raglans Staff, urged Lucan, who could only see the main Russian Artillery position at the head of a valley. Lord Lucan rode over to Cardigan and ordered him to attack these guns. So the Light Brigade charged these Russian guns, and not the guns being taken away by Russian forces from the redoubts. The carnage was great, from the 673 men who started the charge, 113 men were killed and many others wounded. The Light Brigade was made up of the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, 8th and 11th Hussars and the 17th Lancers. A spectating French Officer General Pierre Bosquet proclaimed - It is magnificent but it is not war. |
The Entry of Emperor Franz I into Vienna on 16 June 1814 by Johann Peter Krafft (PC) Emperor Franz I surrounded by a crowd celebrating the signing of the 1814 Treaty of Paris, which ended the war between Napoleon and the Sixth Coalition, often referred to as the First Peace of Paris. |
1st Regiment of Foot Guards at Waterloo by Brian Palmer. The light company of the 1st Foot Guards commanded by Lord Saltoun, defending the hollow way, behind Hougoumont. |
La Salle at the Battle of Wagram by Mark Churms Depicting General La Salle before his last charge before being killed at the Battle of Wagram. |
Incident at Waterloo by Robert Hillingford. Sir Henry Paget, Earl of Uxbridge, is wounded in the knee at the closing stages of the battle, in later years his nickname became One Leg. |
French Cuirassiers Questioning a peasant outside a country farmhouse by Edouard Detaille. French Cuirassiers of Napoleons Army, obtain information from a peasant outside a country farm house. |
Gordons and Greys to the Front by Stanley Berkeley. The charge of the Scots Greys with the Gordon Highlanders holding onto the stirrups. Although this is a point of argument as to the improbability, both regiments concur that this action did happen. |
The Raising of the Standard by Willy Stower Bonnie Prince Charlie lands in Scotland, 1745. |
The Charge of the Heavy Brigade Against the Cuirassiers at Waterloo by Christopher Clark No text for this item |
The Wounded Cuirassier by Theodore Gericault. No text for this item |
The Fusiliers at the Battle of Albuera by David Rowlands. The Duke of Wellington while besieging the fort of Badajoz. |
Le Bataille Du Pont D Arcole by Horace Vernet. The battle took place on the 17th November 1796, Arcole is a small village in Italy on the Alpine river. Bonaparte, holding the tri colour, urges on his Grenadiers and carries the Bridge of Arcole, thus bringing victory over the Austrians. This episode has passed into French Army Legend but we understand the truth to be. A French Officer cried if you fall we are lost, you shall not go further. This is not your place and Bonaparte almost drowned when the officer pushed him into the water. |
The Defence of Le Haye Saint by the Kings German Legion by Adolf Northern. No text for this item |
Prussian Troops Storming the French Occupied Cemetry at Plancenoit (Battle of Waterloo) by Carl Rochling. No text for this item |
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