Images Dated 2006 June

The Battle of Khartoum, 1885 (1900). Artist: Unknown

The Battle of Khartoum, 1885 (1900). British forces commanded by General Garnet Wolseley were dispatched to the Sudan to relieve General Gordon, besieged at Khartoum. After travelling up the Nile they arrived two days too late to save Gordon

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Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr (1764-1830), Marshal of France, 1839.Artist: Julien Leopold Boilly

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr (1764-1830), Marshal of France, 1839. Saint-Cyr was a commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who rose to Marshal of France and Marquis. His nickname was The Owl

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Louis Nicolas d'Avout (1770-1823), Duc d'Auerstaedt and Prince d'Eckmuhl, 1839.Artist: Ladoerer

Louis Nicolas d'Avout (1770-1823), Duc d'Auerstaedt and Prince d'Eckmuhl, 1839. D'Avout (better known as Davout) was a Marshal of France during the Napoleonic Era. Because of his prodigious talent for war and his reputation as a stern disciplinarian, he was also known as the Iron Marshal. He was the only Napoleonic Marshal to finish his military career undefeated in battle

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