Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. SIG1557 Richelieu in the Indian Ocean

Richelieu in the Indian Ocean

Fate alone knew what awaited them

and awaited the arrival of the rest of his army

Portsmouth Royal Naval dockyard during the Napoleonic Era with royal naval Men of War and Frigates in Portsmouth Harbour

Early Risers by David Pentland

Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. SIG1557 Richelieu in the Indian OceanDHM1359. Alexander at Arbela, Plain of Gaugamela, Iraq, 331BC by David Pentland. Flanked by his Companion heavy cavalry, Alexander, King of Macedon, led the charge which broke through the left wing of the Persian army, and forced Darius, the Great King, to flee the battlefield. Persian success against his own left wing forced him to delay his pursuit of the routed troops, but by the end of the day the battle was won, and the heart of the Persian