Battles Gallery

St. Pauls Survives

The iconic view of St. Paul's Cathedral from the roof of the Daily Mail newspaper building, through the smoke and flames of the night's German bombing raids, 29 December 1940
St Paul in the Blitz

© The Northcliffe Collection/ Associated Newspapers Limited

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Defence of Chateau de Hougoumont - Battle of Waterloo

Defence of the Chateau de Hougoumont by the flank company, Coldstream GuardsWatercolour by Denis Dighton, 1815Associated with Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815).In 1811 Dighton obtained an ensigncy in the 90th Foot as a favour from the Prince Regent, but he resigned in March 1812. He made drawings at Waterloo in 1815. That year he was appointed Military Painter to the Prince. Watercolour Date: 1815

© The National Army Museum / Mary Evans Picture Library

Nelson outlining his battle plans for Trafalgar, 1805

This picture illustrates the famous incident when Nelson, visiting Lord Sidmouth five weeks before Trafalgar, dipped a finger in the port and sketched his plan for the expected battle. This is reproduced from the colour painting by A. D. McCormick

© Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10221341

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