Military manoeuvres at Virginia Water, 5 July 1853, by George Bryant Campion. In July 1853 the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Grenadier Guards and 42nd Highlanders practised their military skills at Virginia Water in Windsor Great Park. From a boat on the lake, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert watched a pontoon bridge being laid over the water.

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