General Roland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill asks the French Imperial Guard to surrender at the end of the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815); according to legend, a French officer replied, "The Guard dies, it does not surrender." Painting by Robert Alexander Hillingford, c. 1870s.
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APA Style
Hillingford, R. A. (2023, October 11). Lord Hill Invites the Last Remnants of the French Imperial Guard to Surrender. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18009/lord-hill-invites-the-last-remnants-of-the-french/
Chicago Style
Hillingford, Robert Alexander. "Lord Hill Invites the Last Remnants of the French Imperial Guard to Surrender." World History Encyclopedia, October 11, 2023. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18009/lord-hill-invites-the-last-remnants-of-the-french/.
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Hillingford, Robert Alexander. "Lord Hill Invites the Last Remnants of the French Imperial Guard to Surrender." World History Encyclopedia, 11 Oct 2023, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18009/lord-hill-invites-the-last-remnants-of-the-french/.
