Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro Finish:Single Lady Ribblesdale and Mr Stephen

Lady Ribblesdale and Mr Stephen Vlasto arriving on donkeys

later Lord Mayor of London

A convoy of steamships proceeds up the river watched by crowds in the foreground

Behind his right shoulder appears Newgate Prison in flames

Highland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro Finish:Single Lady Ribblesdale and Mr StephenHighland troops at the Battle of Vimeiro, Peninsular War, 1808 (1816). 'Anecdote of the Bravery of the Scotch Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment at the Battle of Vimeiro'. The British army commanded by Wellington defeated the French under Junot. The 11th Highland Regiment's piper continues to play despite having been wounded. From Historic, Military and Naval Anecdotes, published by Edward Orme, 1816.