| Kisch Bros. (Natal) The site where Napoléon, Prince Imperial of the French died in Zululand 1879 (ca) Albumen print 13.5 x 19.0 cm (image) The Royal Collection RCIN 2501307 LL/93129 Photograph of the site where Napoléon, Prince Imperial of the French died in Zululand. The site consists of moorland with several small circles of stones in the foreground. There is a small wooden plaque on a mound to the left. Napoléon, Prince Imperial of the French served with the British army during the Anglo-Zulu War. He was killed in a skirmish with Zulu fighters in June 1879. Shortly after this photograph was taken his godmother Queen Victoria ordered a memorial cross to be erected on the site of his death.
From the collection of Queen Victoria
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