PACK039. 4 x Afghanistan Campaign military prints.
PK039. Four Afghanistan Campaign 1879 military art prints, Gundamuck, Kandahar, Maiwand and Jellabad.
Items in this pack : Item #1 - Click to view individual item DHM245. 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 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)
Item #2 - Click to view individual item DHM006. 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. Image size 30 inches x 19 inches (76cm x 48cm)
Item #3 - Click to view individual item VAR312. 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. Published by Pompador Gallery and sold out for many years. We managed to obtain 60 prints from a trade fair some time ago. Condition is good but not brand new. Image has a couple of small, practically unnoticeable dents. Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm)
Item #4 - Click to view individual item DHM062. 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)
Item #5 - Click to view individual item VAR637. 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)
Item #6 - Click to view individual item VAR627. Stragglers of the 66th (Berkshires) Coming In by Harry Payne. Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm)
Website Price: £ 140.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £323.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £183
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