Title

Ninth Regiment of Foot, Battle of Roleia, Portugal, 17th August 1808.Artist: Madeley

Caption

Ninth Regiment of Foot, Battle of Roleia, Portugal, 17th August 1808. At the Battle of Roliça the British under Wellington defeated the French under General Henri Delaborde, near the village of Roliça in Portugal. Formerly spelled Roleia in English, it was the first battle fought by the British army during the Peninsular War.
The Print Collector collection

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C28_164

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (7,8Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5131 x 3409 (300dpi)

Keywords

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