Brigadier-General Cadogan's Horse forcing the French Line Finish:Stretched Colfe's Almshouses in Lewisham

Colfe's Almshouses in Lewisham

This cartoon shows cricket practice being enlivened by the use of a cannon to replace the more traditional bowler

The 1000 Miles Trial was arranged in order to attempt to dispel some of the animosity that surrounded the new invention the car

Illustrated from statues of the early Frankish king and queen

Volunteer Jager

Brigadier-General Cadogan's Horse forcing the French Line Finish:Stretched Colfe's Almshouses in LewishamBrigadier General Cadogan's Horse forcing the French Line, Battle of Elixheim, 18th July 1705. Fought in Brabant in modern Belgium, Elixheim was a battle in the War of the Spanish Succession. Also known as the Passage of the Lines of Brabant, the engagement saw Marlborough's British and allied forces break through the line of French defensive fieldworks that stretched from Antwerp to Namur.