General Drouot and the Guard Artillery at Hanau by Lucien Sergent

General Drouot advancing into the forest with fifty guns of the Imperial Artillery on October 30th 1813 during the Battle of Hanau. The Prussian Army attempted to block Napoleons retreat from Germany at Hanau, however French reinforcements, including the Artillery brigade led by Drouot, broke the Prussian attack, disabling their guns and allowing the French to retreat. Taken from the original book plates published 1893.

Image Size 14.6 inches x 9.8 inches (37cm x 25cm) Paper Size 16.5 Inches x 11.7 inches (42cm x 29.6)