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Allegorical Depiction of the Return of the Quadriga to the Brandenburg Gate (1814)
After the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt and the occupation of Berlin in 1806, French troops removed the....
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The End of the Napoleonic Drama (1814)
“It’s coming to an end” [“Es geht zum Ende”] reads the caption to this cartoon, which has the major continental European monarchs playing a farewell serenade to Napoleon Bonaparte, who is....
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Prince Blücher and the Duke of Wellington Meet at the Battle of Waterloo (La Belle Alliance) on June 18, 1815 (19th Century)
The Battle of Waterloo (or La Belle Alliance) on June 18, 1815, marked Napoleon’s final and decisive defeat by a joint force of Prussian troops under the aged and rough-hewn General Field Marshall....
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The Final Moments of the Battle of Waterloo (La Belle Alliance) on June 18, 1815 (19th Century)
The text accompanying the image describes the “last moment” of the Waterloo battle. After a speech by Napoleon, French troops (blue uniforms) under his personal command attempted to take a hill....
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