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The Battle of Friedland (French: Bataille de Friedland, 14 juin 1807) is an 1835 history painting by the French artist Horace Vernet. [1] It depicts the Battle of Friedland fought on 14 June 1807 in East Prussia during the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was a decisive victory for French forces over their Russian enemies.
Meissonier worked in the painting for fourteen years, from 1861 to 1875. He started by painting the sky and made separate studies for each horse and man, using, among others, wax models. The one used to paint the hussar visible in the front, on the left side of the painting, has survived.
Portrait of Admiral Rodney or Admiral Rodney at the Battle of the Saintes is a 1783 portrait painting by the English artist Thomas Gainsborough featuring the British admiral George Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney. [1] [2] It depicts his April 1782 victory at the Battle of the Saintes in the Caribbean Sea during the American War of Independence.
Italian Renaissance painting saw a great increase in military art by the leading artists, battle paintings often featuring near-contemporary scenes such as the huge set of three canvases of The Battle of San Romano (c. 1445) by Paolo Uccello, and the abortive Battle of Cascina (1504–1506) by Michelangelo and Battle of Anghiari by Leonardo da ...
Fight in Front of the City Hall on 28 July 1830 (1833) by Jean-Victor Schnetz. Fight in front of the City Hall on 28 July 1830 (French: Combat devant l'Hôtel de Ville le 28 juillet 1830) is an oil on canvas painting by Jean-Victor Schnetz, from 1833. It is held in the Petit Palais, in Paris. [1]
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Ambushed (English cavalry on road, 18th century) (1907 – Sunderland Art Gallery) Britain's Watchdogs, 1805 (Napoleon with officers on coast) (1909 – Mappin Art Gallery, Sheffield) The First Fight for Independence, Lexington Common, April 19, 1775 (1910 – National Army Museum) The Flag, Albuera, May 16, 1811 (1912 – National Army Museum [a])
On July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia, the regiment fought in the first major battle of the American Civil War, the First Battle of Bull Run. While straddling Rickett's Battery in support, the regiment saw heavy fighting on Henry House Hill in close proximity to the enemy. The 1st Minnesota was one of the last regiments to leave the ...