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British Napoleonic Cavalry Prints
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DHM0251. Charge of the Life Guards by Mark Churms. Captain Montague Lid, leading a Squadron of the 1st Life Guards against the 12th regiment of Cuirassiers during the battle of waterloo, Hougoumont Farm can be seen in the distance. DHM0258. Charge of the Union Brigade by Mark Churms. At about 2.00pm the Union Brigade crashes through the ranks of Napoleon's 1st Infantry Corps. The 2nd Royal British Dragoons on the far left of the line plough through Marcognet's division. Only Durette's division will escape intact. With Brigade General Ponsoby at their head, elements of the now disordered cavalry charge on to the French artillery. MARK0002. Original Oil Study of the Union Brigade painting by Mark Churms. DHM0456. Officer R.H.A Belgium 1815, by Mark Churms. Through the driving rain, Captain Merver (G, troop Royal Horse Artillery), riding his charger Cossack leads his battery to the ridge of Mount Saint Jean on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo. DHM0565. Sabres on the Esla. Pursuit of the Imperial Guard at the Battle of Benevente by Mark Churms. Sir John Moore's epic retreat to Corunna was punctuated by desperate and often heroic rear-guard actions - none more dramatic than the cavalry clash at Benevente on the 29th December 1808. Having crossed the river Esla, cold and swollen by recent rainfall, a British picquet, comprised of elements of the King's German Legion Hussars and the 7th, 10th and 18th Hussars, covers the river and its tactically demolished Castro Gonzalo's bridge from a position near the town of Benevente. Napoleon himself leads the pursuit. The Emperors elite Guard Light Cavalry, commanded by General Lefebvre-Desnouettes, is ordered at daylight to ford the river and launch a surprise attack on what appears to be the numerically inferior British units. As five-hundred and fifty French cavalry emerge in orderly fashion from the river, intent upon quickly dispatching the opposition, they are startled to find the British piquet, reinforced by a host of British cavalry, streaming from within the confines of Benevente, some on their left flank. Under the command of Lord Paget, the British become the pursuers of the surprised French, who turn and retreat with the frigid waters of the Esla blocking their escape. Unlike their crossing in echelon just minutes before, the French now in disorder plunge into the river, where many drown. Others are captured including General Lefebvre-Desnouettes who is made prisoner by Grisdale of the 10th Hussars following a dramatic pursuit. General Lefebvre-Desnouettes will eventually escape from captivity in England, to encounter Lord Paget once again on the field of Waterloo. DHM0368. March Past of the Grenadier Guards by Mark Churms. The Duke of Wellington at the head of the 1st Foot Guards, Hyde Park, 1829. (Although not a Napoleonic war art print this painting does depict Wellington and other figures who participated in the battle of Waterloo).
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