NAM.1971-02-33-528-15

The capture of two French eagles at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. One of 16 lithographs by J Atkinson depicting incidents of British bravery during the late campaigns on the continent. Graphically illustrated in a series of drawings on stone. The caption reads, ‘Among the Trophies of the memorable 18th of June the Standard of the 45th and 105th Regts form no inconsiderable feature. One was captured by Corporal Stiles of the 1st Royals the other by Scotch Greys and had been presented to their respective Regts but a short time before they were tricolored like the old republican and richly embroider’d with Napoleon’s name on one side and the names of the places where the Regts had fought on the other.’ Associated with 1st (or Royal) Regiment of Dragoons and 2nd (or Royal North British) Dragoons, Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo (1815).

Waterloo, Battle of, 1815 (Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo 1815)