Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro Finish:Single surmounted by Bonaparte's hat

surmounted by Bonaparte's hat

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Pictured playing with instruments belonging to Police Band

A convoy of steamships proceeds up the river watched by crowds in the foreground

later Lord Mayor of London

Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro Finish:Single surmounted by Bonaparte's hatHighland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro, Peninsular War, 1808 (1816). 'Anecdote of the Bravery of the Scotch Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment at the Battle of Vimeiro'. The British army commanded by Wellington defeated the French under Junot. The 11th Highland Regiment's piper continues to play despite having been wounded. From Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes, published by Edward Orme, 1816.