Portrait of the Prince Imperial
Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial (1859-1879) aged about four dressed in military uniform. 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
10222944
Media ID
45176858
Size
2168px x 3422px
(2.7MB)
Credit
©Charlotte Zeepvat/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
c.1860
Date
c.1860
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