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Halt on a Forced March by Lady Elizabeth Butler. The painting shows a gun team of the Royal Horse Artillery with wounded soldiers on the Limber during the retreat to Corunna in the winter of 1808-1809, during the Peninsula War. |
Charge of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons at Waterloo by Lady Elizabeth Butler. No text for this item |
Scotland Forever by Lady Elizabeth Butler. Probably the best known painting of the gallant charge of the Royal North Dragoons, The Scots Greys at the Battle of Waterloo. According to an eyewitness, Alexander Armour, at the start of the charge of the Greys had to pass through the ranks of the Highland Brigade and armour recalled : The highlanders were then ordered to wheel back, when they did so we rushed through them at the same time they heard us calling 'Now my boys, Scotland Forever'. |
Quatre Bras by Lady Elizabeth Butler. 28th Gloucester Regiment shown in square repelling the French cavalry. |
Scotland Forever detail by Lady Elizabeth Butler. Centre detail from the painting Scotland Forever showing the charge of the Scots Greys at Waterloo. |
The Dawn of Waterloo by Lady Elizabeth Butler. Depicting troopers of the 2nd Royal North British Dragoons (Scots Greys) on the morning of 18th June 1815. before the Battle of waterloo, and their great charge into history. |
Steady the Drums and Fifes by Lady Elizabeth Butler. The drummer boys of the 57th (die-hards) drawn up under fire on the ridge of Albuera, (16th May 1811), Peninsula war. |
Halt by Lady Elizabeth Butler. Depicting the end of the last charge of the 10th Hussars at Waterloo. |
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