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Death of a French colonel during the Battle of Günzburg (9 October 1805), part of Napoleon's Ulm Campaign (25 September to 20 October 1805), by Georges Moreau de Tours, 1901.

Austrian General Karl Mack von Leiberich surrenders to French Emperor Napoleon I after the Ulm Campaign (25 September to 20 October 1805). Print by Bousson, Valadon, Paris, after E. Boutigny from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by William...

Portrait of Michel Ney (1769-1815), a French marshal of the Empire during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). After distinguishing himself in the War of the First Coalition, Ney rose through the ranks and was appointed as one of the original...

Portrait of Joachim Murat (1767-1815), a French marshal of the Empire during the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). A daring cavalry officer, Murat served in Napoleon's Italian and Egyptian campaigns, supported the Coup of 18 Brumaire, and distinguished...

Emperor Napoleon I salutes wounded Austrian soldiers after the surrender of the Austrian army in the Ulm Campaign, 20 October 1805. Painting by Jean-Baptiste Debret, 19th century.

An inspection of the French army at Boulogne, 15 August 1804. This army, initially created for a planned invasion of Britain, would instead become the famed Grande Armée of Emperor Napoleon I. Painting by an unknown artist, 19th century...

Archaeological site of Cyrene (Libya)

The English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934) conducting the London Symphony Orchestra at the Queen's Hall in London c. 1911. From The Musical Times, Vol. 52, No. 825 (Nov. 1, 1911), pp. 705-07.

The grave of the English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934) and his wife Caroline. St. Wulstan's Church, Little Malvern, Worcestershire, England.

A 1905 photograph of the English composer Edward Elgar (1857-1934).