Heaphy, Charles 1820-1881 :The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras; in firmness they stood, and in masses they fell [185-?]

Shows a tight formation of soldiers in the centre background, with two riders holding flags in their midst. They are beseiged by cavalry from both right and left. In the long grass or deep mud in the foreground, horses flounder about and a broken cannon lies abandoned.

The battle took place on 16 June 1815, when Napoleon led the revived French armies into Belgium, his object being to drive a wedge between Prussian (Blucher) and British-Dutch armies (Wellington). Marshall Ney was the French commander who lad the attack on the 36,000 British-Dutch forces, and held a clear advantage, until Wellington threw in General Picton's division, and defeated the French. Casualties: French 4300; Allies 4700.

Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - [Title]; Recto - bottom left - C. Heaphy

Quantity: 1 drawing(s).

Physical Description: Sepia ink 165 x 110 mm