La Reve (The Dream) by E
Detaille.
Depicting soldiers of the French Second Empire dreaming of the
victorious French Army of the Napoleonic period
Le Drapeau by Detaille. Shows the French Cuirassiers of the 2nd Empire of Napoleon the
3rd.
The Checkpoint by E Detaille. Military scene during the Franco-Prussian War of French Cuirassiers
and French infantry.
Prussian Cuirassiers Attack a French Provision Train by
Detaille 2nd Empire painting. Reproduced by permission of the Forbes collection.
The Defence of Champigny, November 30th 1870 by E
Detaille Military art print of the Franco-Prussian war showing French
Infantry defenders at the fortifications of Champigny.
The Passing Regiment,
1875 by Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille. French infantry regiment marches through Paris 2nd
Empire period in military painting by Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille, The
Passing Regiment. French 2nd Empire
Battle of Fontenoy by E Detaille Battle of Fontenoy during the war of Austrian Succession. French
victory under Marshal Maurice De Saxe over the allies (British, Dutch and
German under the Duke of Cumberland), 11th May 1745. Fontenoy, 5 miles
south east of Tournai (Tolnay), the battle which started with a Dutch
assault and British and Hanovarian infantry advance against the French
centre during the battle a sudden attack by an Irish Brigade under French
command, attacked the allied forces. The allied square was broken but the
British, Hanovarian and Dutch forces retreated in good order.
