Military History Collection (#3)

Napoleon with reconnoitering with his telescope
3030302 Napoleon with reconnoitering with his telescope; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon with reconnoitering with his telescope); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Napoleon meets with the Pope
3030271 Napoleon meets with the Pope; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon meets with the Pope); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Napoleon at various stages of his life
3030269 Napoleon at various stages of his life; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon at various stages of his life); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Johanna Etegen the Heroine of the battle of Luneburg, April 2nd 1813
3030264 Johanna Etegen the Heroine of the battle of Luneburg, April 2nd 1813; Private Collection; (add.info.: Johanna Etegen the Heroine of the battle of Luneburg)

Prussians march through Breslau
3030257 Prussians march through Breslau; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussians march through Breslau); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

France, Czapka of the 2nd Lancers of the Imperial Guard
3030222 France, Czapka of the 2nd Lancers of the Imperial Guard.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Other ranks Czapka of the 2nd Lancers of the Imperial Guard)

Foot Chasseur of the Imperial Guard
3030215 Foot Chasseur of the Imperial Guard; Private Collection; (add.info.: Foot Chasseur of the Imperial Guard by Nicholas Toussaint Charlet 1792-1845); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Ordnance Officer of Cuirassiers
3030208 Ordnance Officer of Cuirassiers; Private Collection; (add.info.: Franco-Prussian War, French Army, Ordnance Officer of Cuirassiers by Edouard Detaille, (1848-1912)); © Don Troiani

Prussian cavalry charge the French at Dennewitz, September 6th 1813
3030181 Prussian cavalry charge the French at Dennewitz, September 6th 1813; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian cavalry charge the French at Dennewitz, September 6th 1813); © Don Troiani

French Colonial Army, Algerian Tiraileur, Campaign dress 1886 by Detaille
3030020 French Colonial Army, Algerian Tiraileur, Campaign dress 1886 by Detaille; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Colonial Army, Algerian Tiraileur)

French Army, French Marines in Indo-China circa 1880 by Detaille
3030014 French Army, French Marines in Indo-China circa 1880 by Detaille; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Marines in Indo-China circa 1880 by Edouard Detaille (1848-1912)); © Don Troiani

France, French Infantry officer's buttons 1803-1814
3030013 France, French Infantry officer's buttons 1803-1814; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Infantry officer's buttons 1803-1814); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Foot Artillery Officer of the Imperial Guard
3030007 Foot Artillery Officer of the Imperial Guard; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, French Army, Foot Artillery Officer of the Imperial Guard by Nicholas Toussaint Charlet)

French Revolution, French Royal and Provincial Artillery 1789 by Detaille
3029946 French Revolution, French Royal and Provincial Artillery 1789 by Detaille; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Revolution)

Napoleon in undress uniform of Horse Chasseurs of the Guard
3029930 Napoleon in undress uniform of Horse Chasseurs of the Guard; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, French Army)

Napoleon crossing the Alps in 1796
3029929 Napoleon crossing the Alps in 1796; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, French Army, Napoleon crossing the Alps in 1796); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

British arresting American spy Emily Geiger, who was en route to General Sumter with a message from General Greene
NWI4712539 British arresting American spy Emily Geiger, who was en route to General Sumter with a message from General Greene, South Carolina

Mameluke of the Imperial Guard
3030319 Mameluke of the Imperial Guard; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, French Army, Mameluke of the Imperial Guard by Nicholas Toussaint Charlet 1792-1845); © Don Troiani

Grenadier of the Imperial Guard
3030315 Grenadier of the Imperial Guard; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Army, Grenadier, Imperial Guard); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

French officer's Chapeau de Bras c.1810
3030568 French officer's Chapeau de Bras c.1810; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, French officer's Chapeau de Bras c.1810); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

French Revolutionary Wars, Colonel of Infantry 1794
3030563 French Revolutionary Wars, Colonel of Infantry 1794; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, French Revolutionary Wars, Colonel of Infantry 1794); © Don Troiani

Aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815
3030474 Aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815; Private Collection; (add.info.: Aftermath of the Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

British satire of French Republicans working on the constitution
3030473 British satire of French Republicans working on the constitution; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars)

Liberation of Corsica, October 1797
3030254 Liberation of Corsica, October 1797; Private Collection; (add.info.: Liberation of Corsica, October 1797); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Wounded to the rear
3030249 Wounded to the rear; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, French Army, Wounded to the rear by Nicholas Toussaint Charlet 1792-1845); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Female Hero Eleonore Prochaska Dies in Battle at Gohrde
3030237 Female Hero Eleonore Prochaska Dies in Battle at Gohrde; Private Collection; (add.info.: Female Hero Eleonore Prochaska Dies in Battle at Gohrde September 16th 1813); © Don Troiani

Imperial Guard parading for the two Emperors at Tilsit, June 28, 1807
3030171 -Imperial Guard parading for the two Emperors at Tilsit, June 28, 1807; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, -Imperial Guard parading for the two Emperors at Tilsit, June 28)

British satire of trade with Napoleon
3030165 British satire of trade with Napoleon; Private Collection; (add.info.: British satire of trade with Napoleon); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

British satire of Napoleon reviewing his army before invasion of Russia
3030110 British satire of Napoleon reviewing his army before invasion of Russia; Private Collection; (add.info.: British satire of Napoleon reviewing his army before invasion of Russia)

Napoleon I in Emperor's Robes
3030018 Napoleon I in Emperor's Robes; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon I in Emperor's Robes); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

French Army, French Spahis, North Africa, circa 1880
3030012 French Army, French Spahis, North Africa, circa 1880; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Spahis, North Africa, circa 1880, By Edouard Detaille (1848-1912)); © Don Troiani

Tirailleur- Grenadier Sergeant
3030004 Tirailleur- Grenadier Sergeant.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, French Army, Tirailleur- Grenadier Sergeant); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

French Napoleonic Shako Plate, Officer Of The 10th Light Infantry
3029967 French Napoleonic Shako Plate, Officer Of The 10th Light Infantry; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Napoleonic Shako Plate, Officer Of The 10th Light Infantry); © Don Troiani

Young Napoleon from period print
3029959 Young Napoleon from period print; Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Napoleon from period print); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Napoleon on St Helena
3029953 Napoleon on St Helena; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon on St Helena); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

The French Foreign Legion at Camaron, Mexico, April 30, 1863
3029945 The French Foreign Legion at Camaron, Mexico, April 30, 1863; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Foreign Legion at Camaron, Mexico, Battle of Camaron ( Bataille de Camerone) April 30

France, Model 1810 shako of a Voltigeur of the 155th Regiment of the Line
3031120 France, Model 1810 shako of a Voltigeur of the 155th Regiment of the Line; West Point Museum, New York, USA; (add.info)

Napoleon found asleep in camp
3031115 Napoleon found asleep in camp; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleon found asleep in camp); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Grenadier of the Swiss Guards 1792
3031111 Grenadier of the Swiss Guards 1792; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Revolution, French Army, Grenadier of the Swiss Guards 1792 by Nicholas Toussaint Charlet 1792-1845)

Musketeers of the Maison Du Roi 1814-1820 button
3031099 Musketeers of the Maison Du Roi 1814-1820 button; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, Musketeers of the Maison Du Roi 1814-1820 button); © Don Troiani

The Kolberger Regiment at the Battle of Grossbeeren August 23rd 1813
3031093 The Kolberger Regiment at the Battle of Grossbeeren August 23rd 1813; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Kolberger Regiment at the Battle of Grossbeeren August 23rd 1813)

The Allies Arrive at Paris March 31st 1814
3031087 The Allies Arrive at Paris March 31st 1814; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Allies Arrive at Paris March 31st 1814); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Napoleon at the Tuileries, 10, August 1792
3031081 Napoleon at the Tuileries, 10, August 1792; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Revolution, French Army, Napoleon at the Tuileries, 10)

Meeting of Napoleon I and Czar Alexander, June 25, 1807
3031076 Meeting of Napoleon I and Czar Alexander, June 25, 1807; Private Collection; (add.info.: Meeting of Napoleon I and Czar Alexander, June 25, 1807); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Prussian Guard Battalions retreat through Memel, January 1807
3031073 Prussian Guard Battalions retreat through Memel, January 1807; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Guard Battalions retreat through Memel, January 1807); © Don Troiani

Prussian irregulars attack the French in the mountains 1807
3031071 Prussian irregulars attack the French in the mountains 1807; Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian irregulars attack the French in the mountains 1807); © Don Troiani

French Revolutionary troops with the colors by Charlet
3031064 French Revolutionary troops with the colors by Charlet; Private Collection; (add.info.: Napoleonic Wars, French Revolutionary troops with the colors)

Review of the Imperial Guard at the Tuileries
3031051 Review of the Imperial Guard at the Tuileries; Private Collection; (add.info.: Review of the Imperial Guard at the Tuileries); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

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"Military History: A Tapestry of Triumphs and Tragedies" From the blood-soaked fields of Edgehill, where Oliver Cromwell etched his name in history during the English Civil War, to William of Orange's resounding victory at the Battle of the Boyne in 1668, it has been a captivating saga. In Elizabeth Southerden Thompson's masterpiece "Scotland Forever, " oil on canvas from 1881, she immortalized the unwavering spirit and bravery that coursed through Scottish veins. The British army advancing with determination at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 stands as a testament to their indomitable resolve. The Battle of Agincourt looms large as an emblematic clash between England and France in 1415. It was here that King Henry V defied all odds against a formidable French force, forever etching his name into legend. Across the Atlantic Ocean, amidst America's own turmoil, echoes still resonate from the Battle of Bull Run during the US Civil War. The Zulu shield represents Africa's rich military heritage and its warriors' unyielding courage. The Pine Tree flag fluttered proudly during America's Revolution—a symbol of unity and defiance against tyranny. Meanwhile, artwork depicting a Colt 45 hand-gun reminds us how technology shaped warfare throughout history. Amidst chaos and destruction, music provided solace; a civil war musician strumming his banjo offered respite for weary souls caught up in conflict’s relentless grip. And who can forget Spain’s ill-fated Spanish Armada? In 1588 they set sail with grand ambitions only to be thwarted by England’s naval prowess—an event that would shape Europe for centuries to come. Military history weaves together tales both triumphant and tragic—each chapter revealing humanity’s capacity for valor or folly. From ancient battles fought with swords to modern conflicts waged with advanced weaponry—the stories are as diverse as the warriors who fought them.