Sujet

War memorials on the battlefield at Waterloo, Belgium, mid 19th century. Creator: Vanderhecht.

Légende

War memorials on the battlefield at Waterloo, Belgium, mid 19th century. Monuments on the site of the Battle of Waterloo, fought on 8 June 1815 between Napoleon's forces and a coaltion of the British under the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher. The Hanoverian Monument (left), was erected in memory of the King's German Legion, a British military unit raised in 1803 on the order of King George III. The Lion's Mound, (centre), marks the place where William II of the Netherlands was knocked from his horse by a musket ball to the shoulder. The Gordon Monument, (right), was erected in memory of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Alexander Gordon (1786-1815), Aide de Camp to the Duke of Wellington, who was mortally wounded at the very end of the battle.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1847

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D55_328

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

87,3Mo (6,5Mo) / 55,9cm x 39,1cm / 6608 x 4616 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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