Title

'Prince Blucher under his Horse at the Battle of Waterloo', 1815. Artist: Matthew Dubourg

Caption

'Prince Blucher under his Horse at the Battle of Waterloo', 1815. The intervention of Field Marshal Blucher's Prussian army made a vital contribution to Wellington's victory at Waterloo. The incident depicted, where Blucher was trapped for several hours beneath his horse after it was shot and killed, actually occurred at the Battle of Ligny, two days before the larger engagement at Waterloo. From Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes, published by Edward Orme.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1689

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D59_464

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

62,3Mb (2,6Mb) / 17,9in x 13,5in / 5383 x 4044 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany animal people male man men animals horses horse riding rider German country guy Belgium color colour dead death trapped war location century general soldiers soldier wound concept hainaut battle cavalry wounded Army warfare commander 19th century battlefield Prussian Military personnel Wallonia nineteenth century Battle of Waterloo Field Marshal Napoleonic Wars Prussia TGN Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher aquatint Battle of Ligny Ligny Matthew Dubourg Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher Historica Graphica Collection John Augustus Atkinson;Atkinson John Augustus Dubourg Matthew aquatint