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Military manoeuvres at Virginia Water

Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017 | All Rights Reserved

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Date

5th July 1853

Artist

George B. Campion (c. 1796-1870)

Collection

Royal Collection Trust

Image Link

https://www.rct.uk/collection/916780

Description

During 1853, war between Russia and Turkey appeared inevitable. Such a war would destabilise the Near East and interrupt British trade routes to India, and the British army prepared for involvement in the conflict. In July 1853 the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Grenadier Guards and 42nd Highlanders practised their military skills at Virginia Water in Windsor Great Park. From a boat on the lake, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert watched a pontoon bridge being constructed.

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Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2017

Location

Virginia Water Lake, Windsor, Surrey, England

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War
Boats
Bridges
Weapons
Lakes
Horse-drawn
Military

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People & Society

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