Portrait of the Prince Imperial
Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial (1856 - 1879), aged 23. 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). This is the last known photograph taken of Louis before his death
Picture No
10222943
Media ID
45176851
Size
2070px x 2760px
(2.4MB)
Credit
©Charlotte Zeepvat/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
1879
Date
1879
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1856 Apparently Attacked Eventually Exiled Heir Joined Kraal Observer Reconnaissance Woolwich Zulu Zulus
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