Pieneman - General Lord Edward Somerset
Apsley House, London. General Lord Robert Edward Henry Somerset (1776-1842) sketched by Jan Willem PIENEMAN in 1821 (WM 1484-1948). In 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, Major-General Somerset commanded the Household Cavalry Brigade, which endured heavy enemy fire and charged Milhaud's French cuirassiers. Brigadier Somerset was mentioned in dispatches by Wellington
Picture No
10691971
Media ID
45238767
Size
3495px x 5000px
(18.8MB)
Credit
Historic England / Mary Evans
Source
Historic England Collection
Date
1821
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