Grande Armée Archives

In the first half of August in 1806, the ancient Holy Roman Empire, which had lasted for almost a thousand years, was dissolved. The Empire, which had already been suffering from instability since the Reformation, met its end with the abdication of Franz II of Habsburg.

The Death of the Duke of Brunswick during the Battle of Quatre Bras (1815) by William Barnes

The Girl I Left Behind Me (1880) by Charles Green

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was born in the context of the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars, even though it was not directly related to the conflict.

The British North America Act, resulting in the Dominion of Canada (1867) Happy Canada Day!

The Death of General Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights (1812) by John David Kelly

The Star-Spangled Banner flying over Fort McHenry during the War of 1812

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington at Waterloo (1815) by Robert Alexander Hillingford

Intelligence of the Battle of Ligny by William Heath, where a Prussian officer informs the Duke of Wellington, who was attending the Duchess of Richmond's ball, that the French have crossed the border at Charleroi and that the Prussians would concentrate their army at Ligny.

The Duchess of Richmond's Ball by Robert Alexander Hillingford

The 88th Regiment of Foot "Connaught Rangers" was a regiment composed of Irishmen in the British army, formed in 1793 during the French Revolutionary Wars.

Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte as King of Italy (1805) by Andrea Appiani.