Portrait of the Prince Imperial
Photograph of Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial (1856-1871) as a young boy. Born as the heir to the French Imperial throne, Louis was exiled along with his parents following the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War. He attended Woolwich Military Academy and eventually joined the British army as an observer during the Zulu War of 1879. He was killed while taking part in reconnaissance duty when his party was attacked by Zulus at an apparently abandoned kraal (village)
Picture No
10222935
Media ID
45176799
Size
2271px x 3423px
(3.4MB)
Credit
©Charlotte Zeepvat/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
c. 1868
Date
c. 1868
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1856 Apparently Attacked Eventually Exiled Heir Joined Kraal Observer Reconnaissance Woolwich Zulu Zulus
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