The Storming by Escalade the Ramparts of San Vincente at the Taking of Badajoz, April 6th 1812 SIG130C Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde VC

Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde VC DSO: Born 1st March 1909 in Ireland

The Knight's Wrath by Ivan Berryman

seventeen British lay dead and ten were wounded

As the crew prepared to bale out

US Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division clearing snipers from Ste Mere Eglise Chapel

The Storming by Escalade the Ramparts of San Vincente at the Taking of Badajoz, April 6th 1812 SIG130C Lieutenant Commander Eugene Esmonde VCANT63. The Storming by Escalade the Ramparts of San Vincente at the Taking of Badajoz, April 6th 1812. Antique book plate print published in 1915 by Cassell & Co. Paper size 10. 5 inches x 7. 5 inches (26cm x 19cm)