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Military Prints of the Battle of
Aliwal, during the First Sikh War, also Moodkee, Forozeshah, Military
prints published by Cranston Fine Arts our parent company.
The Battle of Aliwal was one of the major
Battles fought during the First Sikh War of 1845 to 1846, the battles were
Moodkee 1845, Forozeshah 1845, Sobraon 1846.
After the death of Ranjit Singh the Sikh King in 1845, The
Sikh army crossed the border of British India in the North west Frontier.
This was taken as an act of war and the British under the command of Sir
Hugh Gough, meet the Sikh Army at the Battle of Moodkee (18th December
1845.) and again three days later at Ferozeshah, both armies took
major casualties and the Sikh army withdrew over the frontier.
In January 1846 the Sikh army again crossed the frontier, but were routed
at the battle of Aliwal, with the last battle to place at Sobraon.
Battle of Chillianwallah, 13th January 1849. British
victory led by Lord Gough over the Sihk forces led by Shere Singh |
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Charge of the 3rd Light Dragoons at the Battle of Moodkee by Ernest Crofts.
Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £43.00
Open edition print. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £14.00
ITEM CODE DHM0309
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The 3rd THE KING'S OWN HUSSARS
Raised in 1685 as The Queen's Consort's Own regiment of Dragoons, later in
1861 changing their name to 3rd King's own Hussars,
Battle Honours, (shown on standards)
 | 1740 - 1748 Battle of Dettingen during the War of Austrian Succession |
| 1808 - 1814 Salamanca, Vittoria Toulouse, during the Peninsula
War |
| 1839 to 1842 Kabul during the 1st Afghan war |
| 1845 - 1846 Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Sobraon during the fist Sikh War |
| 1848 to 1849 Chillianwallah,
Goojerat, Punjaub during the
second Sikh war |
| 1899 - 1902 Boer War |
| 1914 -1918 retreat from Mons, Marne 1914, Aisne 1915 Messines
1914, Ypres 1914, 1915, Arras 1917 |
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Cambrai 1917, 1918, Somme 1918, Amiens during the First World
war |
| 1939 - 1945 Sidi barrani, Buq
Buq, Beda Fomm, Sidi Suleiman,
El Alamein, (north Africa 1940 -42) |
| Citta della Piave,
Citti di Castello, Italy 1944 and Crete. |
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