Name that Battle!

[General Brewster]

Yup, can't rep you though.

[King Athelstan]

I can however, and just did

[KingTutEgy]

Thanks King Athelstan

[King Athelstan]

The Battle of Cynwit, where the Danes lost to some West Saxons taking refuge in a fort

[KingTutEgy]

Correct and someone rep King Please.

[King Athelstan]

Thanks for the rep, unknown contributor! Anyways, onto the next battle!

[Abdülmecid I]

Well, the identity of the painting seems a bit controversial, but most reliable sources agree that it depicts the battle of Zama, by Cornelis Cort.

[General Brewster]

Doesn't really look like the "death rows" Scipio utilized though. I'm not familiar with the painting though but it's interesting nonetheless.

[King Athelstan]

You're correct! I mostly picked this painting due to the horses, if you focus on them you'll see they're quite ... interesting

[Abdülmecid I]

Thanks Athelstan! Next one occurred a bit more than 2.000 years after Zama.

[King Athelstan]

That is the battle of Jena-Auerstedt, where Napoleon decisively defeated Prussian forces

[Abdülmecid I]

Personally, I would give more credit to Davout. In Jena, Hohenlohe had no chance. Anyway, you're close, but that's not the correct answer. The key to identify the engagement is the specific incident depicted, which is slightly more important than a French hussar simply attacking an enemy officer.

[KingTutEgy]

Charles William Ferdinand fatally wounded during the battle of Jena-Auersted?

[Abdülmecid I]

No, Jena-Auerstedt was what Athelstan also guessed, but it's not the correct answer. Notice that the Duke of Brunswick, more than 70 years old in 1806, would look significantly older than the stabbed officer.

[General Brewster]

Don't say I didn't give y'all a chance. It's the death of Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia during the battle of Saalfeld. Painted by R. Knötel.

[Abdülmecid I]

Exactly, the correct answer is Saalfeld! Indeed, Prince Louis Ferdinand's small force was surprised by a slightly larger French army. He failed to recognize his weakness, so the Prussians were easily defeated and Louis Ferdinand was killed in a desperate cavalry charge, hoping to reverse the fortunes of the battle. Allegedly, he refused to surrender, which is not extraordinary, given that the Prince was almost as war-mongering and hostile to Imperial (or revolutionary) France as Queen Louise.

[Owlparrot3]

You're correct! I mostly picked this painting due to the horses, if you focus on them you'll see they're quite ... interesting

Why are they interesting?
Those horses seem normal to me.

[Sar1n]

Why are they interesting?
Those horses seem normal to me.

Try zooming in a bit on closest row.

First from the left looks like case of equine Down's, secon has a massive rear, and tail of the one on far right reveals a pig somewhere in its ancestry.

[General Brewster]

I nominate Sar1n for an other go, or someone who's sooner lol. I'm a little time constraint, sorry!

[General Brewster]