The Prince Imperial, son of Napoleon III. He died in the Zulu War with other members of the Royal Artillery Company.

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loverofbeauty:

Burkhold Richter - Hermitage Museum, Russia

(Source: isleofparadise2)

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carolathhabsburg:

Prince Leopold of england, duke of Albany in his late teens. 1870s.

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A young man saluting in his own miniature copy of a WWI British army uniform. Adorable.

Source: Life

Unidentified Greek soldier holding his daughter during WWII.

malebeautyinart:

Portrait of Colonel John Hayes St. Leger, Detail (1770-1780). Sir Joshua Reynolds.

The Battle of Aboukir- Napolean’s last victory in his Egyptian campaign. (1799)

Painted by Antoine Jean-Gros in 1806

Star Trek Generations: Awful movie, awesome shot of Captain Picard and Commander Riker wearing 19th century naval uniforms.

Various Ottoman uniforms c. 1910/1

Source: http://ottomanmilitary.devhub.com

I’ve been keeping my nose out of the Royal Wedding hubbub, except this headline (naturally) grabbed my eye. Turns out that Prince William blew a lot of people out of the water by choosing to wear the scarlet uniform of the Irish Guard- a U.K. unit stationed in Afghanistan at the moment- as a tribute to his countrymen (and comrades, as he is an honorary Colonel) who have served and fallen.

It was somewhat surprising and very touching to me.