Capturing Gallery

The Royal Scots Greys. The Charge of the Greys at Waterloo, 1815, (1939)

The Royal Scots Greys. The Charge of the Greys at Waterloo, 1815, (1939). Scottish regiment capturing the Eagle flag of the French 45th Ligne at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. British forces led by the Duke of Wellington defeated the French under Napoleon at Waterloo in Belgium. From Battles for the Flag, a set of cards given away with British boys comic The Wizard. [D. C. Thomson & Co. Dundee, 1939]

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Acte III Scene VI - 50 mille Autrichiens...Oh le beau coup de filet, 1805, (1921)

Acte III Scene VI - 50 mille Autrichiens...Oh le beau coup de filet, 1805, (1921). Roughly translated as 50 thousand Austrians, what a lovely haul!, French cavalry officers celebrate the capture of enemy soldiers, who they have taken prisoner in ten days - faits prisonniers en dix jours'. The Battle of Ulm, 16-19 October 1805, allowed Napoleon I to trap an entire Austrian army under the command of Karl Freiherr Mack von Leiberich, and to force its surrender near Ulm in Germany. Engraving published by Martinet [Paris, 1805]. From "Napoleon", by Raymond Guyot, [H. Floury, Paris, 1921]

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Capture of Monmouth, 6 July 1685, (c1880)

Capture of Monmouth, 6 July 1685, (c1880). The Battle of Sedgemoor was fought on 6 July 1685 and took place at Westonzoyland near Bridgwater in Somerset, England. It was the final battle of the Monmouth Rebellion and followed a series of skirmishes around south-west England between the forces of James Scott, 1st James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, and troops loyal to James II. Victory went to the royalists and about 500 prisoners fell into their hands. Monmouth escaped from the battlefield but was later captured and taken to London for trial and execution. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. I, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

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