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Kilgore may have loved the smell of Napalm in the morning but who can deny the majesty of a bombardment by night!

Lord Grenville's presentation sword.
Agate hilted! Must have been a bit weighty!

Sold at Bonhams for £7500 in 2012. Coming up for auction next week with an estimate of £2-3000! Bargain! Maybe.
#sword

Some French drama.

@Kerpob

More sketches!. I really like the sketch of the trooper on the left!

'Now for the glory of the marines'! Last words of Major Pitcairn

But who shot him? Several people have claimed the honour:

Peter Salem
Salem Poor
Salem Prince
Boston Shoemaker
Benjamin Webber
Joe Spalding
Phinehas Whitney

Read this excellent article and decide for yourself!

The Battle of PortoBello took place 280 years and two days ago. You may not have heard of it but it has quietly featured in our lives without our realising it.

Art on Sunday!

John Gaspard Le Marchant. Designer of the 1796 light cavalry sabre. The most beautiful sword of all time.

An inspirational cavalry commander whos' Nelson like death in victory made Wellington weep.

Undiscovered landscape artist!

I need prints of some of these

He served in the 28th Regiment of Foot from 1794-98 seeing action in Flanders and the Netherlands.
On leave in England he found time to transfer to the 7th Light dragoons and elope with his sweetheart! Obvious player!