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'Dawn of Waterloo', by Lady Elizabeth Butler, 1895
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This emotive oil painting is one of the highlights of our art collection. Details revealed during four months of specialist conservation have enhanced our understanding of the artist, Lady Butler, and her empathy for the ordinary soldier.
Lieutenants Melville and Coghill saving the Colours at Isandlwana, 1879
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In 1879, the British fought a war against the Zulu Kingdom. The Zulus resisted bravely and were only defeated after a series of particularly bloody battles that have gone down in the annals of colonial warfare.
Burberry trench coat, 2014
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The Army's influence on fashion is not new. Military dress has made its way from conflict to catwalk over and over again.
Sir William Inglis, 1820
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Major-General Sir William Inglis had a long and successful career. But it was his actions in the Peninsular War, when he showed enormous personal courage and leadership under fire, that earned him national fame.
Major-General John Alexander Dunlop Wallace, Colonel of the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers), c1835
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John Alexander Wallace commanded the 1st Battalion of the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) during the Peninsular War. His courage and leadership helped forge the identity and fighting reputation of this celebrated Irish unit.
General Sir John Moore, c1805
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An army reformer and pioneer of light infantry units, General Sir John Moore's inspired leadership at Corunna in 1809 saved an army from destruction, but led to his death in action.
Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery, 1942
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Arrogant, unlikeable, but ultimately successful, Field Marshal Montgomery was one of the most prominent British commanders of the Second World War.
Thomas the cavalry horse, c2012
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Horses have played a vital role in supporting soldiers on and off the battlefield. Explore the stories of some of the most incredible horses in British military history.
A raiding party in a trench, 1916
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The First World War was the first truly global conflict. From 1914 to 1918, fighting took place across several continents, at sea and, for the first time, in the air.
The Battle of Alexandria, 1801
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From 1798 to 1801, an Anglo-Ottoman alliance competed with the French for control of Egypt. Their victory resulted in French troops withdrawing from the region and also helped safeguard Britain's possessions in India.
Other ranks' glengarry badge, 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, c1874
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This infantry unit was raised in 1758. It continued in British Army service until 1881, when it was merged into The Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Berkshire Regiment).
'A Bold and Ambitious Enterprise' book cover
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Buy a copy of Dr Andrew Bamford's book which deals with the British campaign in the Low Countries (1813-14) during the Napoleonic Wars.