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Afghan Wars involving the British
Army, 1879, including the Battle of Maiwand, Last Stand at Gundamuck and
the victory at Kandahar by leading Victorian military artists Richard
Caton Woodville, Lady Butler and William Barnes Wollen shown in military
art prints published by Cranston Fine Arts.
Battle of Peiwar Kotal. December 2nd
1878. The 2nd Afghan war, was caused by the friendly relations
between the Aghan leader, Shere Ali and the Russain Czar Alexander II, which
was not in the interests of Britian. A British Indian force of 3,200 men
marched from India into the Hostile country of Afghanistan. An Army of
18,000 Afghans blocked the passage at the Peiwar Kotal (pass). The British
Commander General Frederick Roberts by excellent maneuvering, managed to
defeat the Afghans and routing them form their strong positions, in doing
so also captured their 11 artillery pieces. General Roberts then
continued onwards to Occupy Kabul.
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Saving the Guns at the Battle of Maiwand by Richard Caton Woodville.
In July 1879 during the Afghan Campaign. Ayub Khan and an army of over 35,000 warriors were marching onto Kandahar. The British force under the command of General Burrows decided to fight. With a force, no more than 3,300 strong, took up position in a tiny hamlet of Mahmudabad, within 2 hours many of the British had been slaughtered, but with nightfall the remnants of the brigade retreated. The picture shows C battery of the Royal Horse Artillery withdrawing with the enemy in hot pursuit.
Open edition print. Special Promotion : This print is 30% off for a limited time only! Image size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm). Price £37.80
Open edition print. Image size 14 inches x 9 inches (36cm x 23cm). Price £28.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £1.50
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The Last Gallant Stand of the 66th Regiment at the Battle of Maiwand 27th July 1880 by Harry Payne
Open edition reprint. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £13.00
Original chromolithograph, published 1891 by Raphael Tuck and Sons. Overall size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm) Only one available.. Price £110.00
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Remnants of an Army by Lady Elizabeth Butler.
Depicts Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the Bengal Army arriving at the gates of Jellabad on his exhausted and dying horse. He was thought to be the sole survivor of some 16,000 strong army and followers from Kabul, which was forced to retreat the 90 miles over snow covered passes to Jellabad during the first Aghan war. A few others eventually struggled through to the fort.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 17 inches (76cm x 43cm). Price £45.00
Original antique black and white Photogravure, published 1890. Size 14 inches x 25 inches (36cm x 64cm). Price £900.00
Rare original hand coloured photogravure, published 1890. Size 14 inches x 25 inches (36cm x 64cm). Price £1000.00
ITEM CODE DHM0062
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Rescue of the Wounded by Lady Elizabeth Butler.
Probably depicts the rescue of gunners of the Royal Horse artillery (C-Battery) during the retreat from the battle of Maiwand.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 14 inches (76cm x 36cm). Price £45.00
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Last Stand at Gundamuck by William Barnes Wollen.
Last stand of the 44th (Essex Regiment) after their retreat from Kabul. This painting depicts an incident during the retreat from Kabul in the first Afghan War of 1839-1842, when the remnants of the 44th (East Essex) Regiment made a last stand at Gundamuck and were overwhelmed by Afghan tribesmen. In an attempt to save the Regimental Colour, Lieutenant T A Souter wrapped the flag around him. Seeing the ornately decorated cloth the Afghans believed him to be a high official and spared his life for ransom.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £45.00
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Drummer Roddick in Afghanistan by Skeoch Cumming.
During hand to hand fighting in the Afghan War Lt. S.A. Menzies was wounded and drummer Roddick with drawn claymore fought off the Afghans and protected his officer.
Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 23 inches (41cm x 58cm). Price £38.00
ITEM CODE DHM0118
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The 10th Hussars Skirmishing and Holding the Enemy in Check Until the Arrival of the Infantry at the Battle of Futtehabad, Afghan War, 1879 by Harry Payne.
From Battles of Her Majestys Reign, Published 1890.
Special edition of 25 reprints. Paper and Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm). Price £18.00
Original antique chromolithograph book plate. Paper and Image size 13 inches x 9.5 inches (33cm x 24cm). Price £120.00
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Dargai by Robert Gibb.
The 1st Gordon Highlanders about to take the heights of Dargai which were held by the Afridis. During the engagement on the 20th October 1897, the regiment lost three Officers and thirty men.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 18 inches (76cm x 46cm). Price £45.00
Open edition print. Image size 21 inches x 14 inches (53cm x 36cm). Price £38.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
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Charge of the Gordon Highlanders by Stanley Berkeley.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £28.00
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Storming of Dargai Heights by the 1st Gordon Highlanders. The Wounded Pipers Gallantry by Richard Caton Woodville.
Christmas, which is essentially the spirit of home, turns our thoughts more sympathetically then at any other season of the year to our kinsmen across the seas, especially to our soldiers in the lonely outposts of the Empire. This picture recalls a famous incident in the story of our Indian Frontier which was thrilling the Motherland about this time twelve years ago. On August 23rd, 1897, the warlike tribe of the Afridis attacked Ali Musjid and Fort Maude. In October a British force was despatched to punish them by invading Tirah, their summer home, and on the 20th of the month occurred the fight on the Dargai Heights, where the enemy had taken up a strong position. The Gurkhas were first sent up, but were met with a withering fire. Then the Derbys and the Dorsets tried to rush the entrenchments; but at last the (1st) Gordon Highlanders were told off for the perilous task. Headed by their pipers, and led by Lieut.-Colonel Mathias, they dashed through a murderous fire, and in forty minutes won the height, leaving three officers and thirty men killed and wounded on the way. The individual acts of courage were equally splendid, and the conduct of the pipers in particular roused great enthusiasm. Their Lance-Corporal was shot through the chest, but Piper Findlater, after being shot through both feet and unable to stand, sat up under a heavy fire and continued playing the Cock o the North to encourage his comrades. His gallantry raised an enormous wave of public enthusiasm. He received the V.C. and retired on a pension to his native Aberdeenshire.
Open edition print. Image size 14 inches x 9.5 inches (36cm x 24cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE DHM0020
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92nd Highlanders at the Battle of Kandahar by Richard Caton Woodville.
The painting depicts the 92nd Highlanders (Gordon Highlanders) routing Ayub Khan tribesmen, on 31st August 1880, who had earlier on 26th July beaten the British at the battle of Maiwand and was now besieging the remainder of Primroses division in the citadel of Kandahar. Roberts with a force of 10,000 men (Gordon Highlanders, 60th Rifles, 72nd Highlanders, Sixth Gurka and Punjabi Infantry) marched out of Kabul to relieve Kandahar which was 300 miles away. The epic Battle of Kandahar made Roberts one of the great Victorian military heroes.
Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm). Price £45.00
Open edition print. Image size 24 inches x 15 inches (61cm x 38cm). Price £38.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 9 inches (31cm x 23cm). Price £13.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 24 inches (91cm x 61cm). Price £500.00
Limited edition of 200 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £390.00
ITEM CODE DHM0245
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Victory at Candahar by Stanley Berkeley.
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £28.00
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Kandahar, 1879 by Henry Dupray. (P)
Original antique print c.1890, mounted on card at the time. Some spotting in sky and marks on left hand edge of print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £75.00
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Lord Roberts on the March to Kandahar by Howard Davie (P)
Antique lithograph published 1915. Paper size 9 inches x 6.5 inches (23cm x 17cm). Price £30.00
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5th Gurkha Rifles at the Battle of Peiwar Kotal 1878 by Vereker Hamilton.
The painting shows the 5th Gurkhas advancing uphill in the Kurrum Valley against large odds during their advance to Kabul.
Open edition print. Image size 16 inches x 23 inches (41cm x 58cm). Price £38.00
ITEM CODE DHM0159
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Storming the Heights, Peiwar Kotal by Harry Payne (P)
Original chromolithograph published 1915. Paper size 10 inches x 7 inches (25cm x 18cm). Price £42.00
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Saving the Guns at the Battle of Maiwand by Richard Caton
Woodville In July 1879 during the Afghan Campaign. Ayub Khan and an army of over
35,000 warriors were marching onto Kandahar. The British force under the
command of General Burrows decided to fight. With a force, no more than
3,300 strong, took up position in a tiny hamlet of Mahmudabad, within 2
hours many of the British had been slaughtered, but with nightfall the
remnants of the brigade retreated. The picture shows C battery of the
Royal Horse Artillery withdrawing with the enemy in hot pursuit.
Remnants of an Army by Lady Butler Depicts Dr. William
Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the Bengal Army
arriving at the gates of Jellabad on his exhausted and dying horse. He was
thought to be the sole survivor of some 16,000 strong army and followers
from Kabul, which was forced to retreat the 90 miles over snow covered
passes to Jellabad during the first Aghan war. A few others eventually
struggled through to the fort.
Rescue of the Wounded by Lady Butler
Probably depicts the rescue of gunners of the Royal Horse artillery
(C-Battery) during the retreat from the battle of Maiwand.
Last Stand at Gundamuck by Wollen Last stand of the 44th (Essex Regiment) after their retreat from
Kabul
Drummer Roddick in Afghanistan by Skeoch
Cumming During hand to hand fighting in the Afghan War Lt.
S.A. Menzies was
wounded and drummer Roddick with drawn claymore fought off the Afghans and
protected his officer.
Storming of Dargai Heights by the 1st
Gordon Highlanders. The Wounded Pipers Gallantry by Caton Woodville
Christmas, which is essentially the spirit of home, turns our thoughts
more sympathetically then at any other season of the year to our kinsmen
across the seas, especially to our soldiers in the lonely outposts of the
Empire. This picture recalls a famous incident in the story of our Indian
Frontier which was thrilling the Motherland about this time twelve years
ago. On August 23rd, 1897, the warlike tribe of the Afridis attacked Ali
Musjid and Fort Maude. In October a British force was despatched to punish
them by invading Tirah, their summer home, and on the 20th of the month
occurred the fight on the Dargai Heights, where the enemy had taken up a
strong position. The Gurkhas were first sent up, but were met with a
withering fire. Then the Derby's and the Dorsets tried to rush the
entrenchments; but at last the (1st) Gordon Highlanders were told off for
the perilous task. Headed by their pipers, and led by Lieut.-Colonel
Mathias, they dashed through a murderous fire, and in forty minutes won
the height, leaving three officers and thirty men killed and wounded on
the way. The individual acts of courage were equally splendid, and the
conduct of the pipers in particular roused great enthusiasm. Their
Lance-Corporal was shot through the chest, but Piper Findlater, after
being shot through both feet and unable to stand, sat up under a heavy
fire and continued playing the "Cock o' the North" to encourage
his comrades. His gallantry raised an enormous wave of public enthusiasm.
He received the V.C. and retired on a pension to his native Aberdeenshire. Dargai
by Robert Gibb The 1st Gordon Highlanders about to take the heights of
Dargai which were held by the Afridis. During the engagement on the 20th October
1897, the regiment lost three Officers and thirty men. 92nd Highlanders at the Battle of Kandahar by
Caton Woodville The painting depicts the 92nd Highlanders (Gordon Highlanders) routing
Ayub Khan tribesmen, on 31st August 1880, who had earlier on 26th July
beaten the British at the battle of Maiwand and was now besieging the
remainder of Primrose's division in the citadel of Kandahar. Roberts with
a force of 10,000 men (Gordon Highlanders, 60th Rifles, 72nd Highlanders,
Sixth Gurka and Punjabi Infantry) marched out of Kabul to relieve Kandahar
which was 300 miles away. The epic Battle of Kandahar made Roberts one of
the great Victorian military heroes. Battle of Kandahar during the second
Afghan war 1880. The Afghan amir Shere Ali was very
hostile to the British and this was the start of the second afghan war. After
a British victory in 1878. General Frederick Roberts marched from India to
occupy Kabul, the Afghan capital. on October 7th 1879. The Amir Shere Ali
died and was replaced by his Nephew Abd-er-Rahman Khan. But a revolt
by the late King's son Ayub Khan and his attack on a small british
force at Maiwand. lead to General Roberts to march 313 Miles in just 22
days to reach Ayub Khan at Kandahar. On the 1st September The British
Force destroyed the rebel army, inflicting 2,000 casualties. The British
after this victory left Afghanistan under the control of Abd-er-Rahman
Khan
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