The 95th Rifle Brigade at the Battle of Fuentes De Onoro, 5th May 1811 by Chris Collingwood (GS) SHN25 and his was the decisive

and his was the decisive bomb that breached the Mohne Dam

Colonel of the 15th Hussars

A spectating French Officer General Pierre Bosquet proclaimed - It is magnificent but it is not war

HMS Hood is followed by the destroyer HMS Express

The 95th Rifle Brigade at the Battle of Fuentes De Onoro, 5th May 1811 by Chris Collingwood (GS) SHN25 and his was the decisiveDHM1160GS. The 95th Rifle Brigade at the Battle of Fuentes De Onoro, 5th May 1811 by Chris Collingwood. The Duke of Wellington was blockading the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo with 32,000 troops. The French sent a force of 45,000 troops under Marshal Andre Massena to relieve the fortress. Wellington took up a strong position at Fuentos DOnoro and the French attacked on May 5th with superior numbers. The British army held their ground with the cost of