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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815

Watercolour drawing by William Barns Wollen (1857-1936), 1890 (c).

In 1815 the Duke of Wellington commanded the Allied Army which, together with the Prussians, finally defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. The duke is depicted wearing a cloak, riding his charger 'Copenhagen' past a horse artillery team during the Waterloo campaign.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1961-09-9-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1961-09-9-1