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Viscount Wellington, c.1810 - Unsigned wash drawing. #WellingtonWednesday

Great image of an officer of the 9th Light Dragoons, circa 1806, from a watercolour by Denis Dighton (1792-1827).

Piper George Clarke of the 71st (Highland) Regt. Light Infantry, depicted playing the pipes presented to him by the Highland Society for continuing to play while injured at the Battle of Vimeiro, 1808.

#OTD 10 November 1813 - Battle of Nivelle. Wellington’s army assaults strong French defensive positions along the line of the river Nivelle in south-west France. 8 companies of the 5/60th were in action during the day, & led attack’s by 2nd & 3rd divisions. 8 KIA, 61 wounded.

#OTD 21 August 1808 Battle of Vimeiro. French under Junot vs British under Wellesley. British volleys stop uncoordinated French attacks.

#OTD 12 July 1801 2nd Battle of Algeciras AKA Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar. RN win vs larger Franco-Spanish force in confused night action

#OTD 14 June 1800 Battle of Marengo. Surprise Austrian attack pushes French back. Reinforcements let Bonaparte snatch victory from defeat.

#OTD 22 May 1809 Napoleon prevented from crossing the Danube by determined defence of Austrian army. His first personal defeat in a decade.

#OTD 18 May 1803 fearing continued domination of Europe by Napoleon Britain engineers a collapse of Peace of Amiens & declares war on France

Good article on The Black Brunswickers by @GERArmyResearch in this month's @HistoryofWarMag.