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Military art prints of the Battle of Lexington by William Barnes Wollen. The Battle of Lexington, historical military art print published by Cranston Fine Arts, the military print company.

Battle of Lexington and Concord.    the event which  begun the  war of independance.  The Continental Congress organised a militia barracks at Concord just 21 miles from the british Forces at Boston.  The British Commander General Thomas Gage.  General Gage organised 700 British Troops under the command of Lt. Colonel Francis Smith to destroy the Militia and capture its leaders, Samuel Adams and John Hancock.   As the British Force moved towards Concord, Paul Revere and William Dawes galloped ahead to alert the Militia of the advancing British Force.  At Lexington  The British found themselves apposed by a small force of  minutemen under the command of Capt John parker.  The British opened fire killing eight and wounding 10 of the Militia. This was the opening shoots of the revolution.  The British force continued onto Concord but were attacked at North Bridge, that afternoon Lt Col. Smith decided to return to Boston, as they marched back they were attacked by militia which had assembled along the road..   A Militia force of some 4,000 closed in on Boston and began a siege which lasted nearly a year. 

Battle of Lexington by William Barnes Wollen.

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Open edition print. £51.00
**Open edition print. (3 copies reduced to clear) £40.00

Battle of Lexington by William Barnes Wollen.

The first fight for independence of the American Revolution. The Battle of Lexington, known as Lexington Common, is where the opening shots of the American Revolution of 1775 took place. The Common had been purchased by subscription of some of the towns leading citizens in 1711. The engagement took place oon April 19th 1775. Lt Col Francis Smith wiith 700 men under his command was given secret orders to capture and destroy military supplies that were reportedly stored by the Massachusetts militia at Concord. But Patriot colonials had received word weeks before the expedition that their supplies might be at risk, and had moved the supplies to other stores. They were also given word that the British were on their way and a rapid deployment of the militia was undertaken. The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at Lexington. The Minutemen were outnumbered and withdrew, as the British proceeded on to Concord. At the North Bridge in Concord they were meet by a force of several hundred militiamen who defeated the British three companies of the Kings troops, who withdrew More Minutemen arrived soon thereafter and inflicted heavy damage on the regulars as they marched back towards Boston. Upon returning to Lexington, Smiths expedition was rescued by reinforcements. The whole British force of some 1700 men withdrew back to Boston.

Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £51.00


**Open edition print. (3 copies reduced to clear) Image size 30 inches x 20 inches (76cm x 51cm). Price £40.00

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We are busy building up a portfolio of many many original pencil drawings which depict events from the Battle of Britain, the famous air battle won by 'the Few' in the summer of 1940. The British and Commonwealth pilots defended the air above Britain and the surrounding seaways from the might of the German Luftwaffe. Greatly outnumbered, the bravery of these young pilots saved the country from invasion, and let Britain survive to go on to defeat Germany. Without that first crucial victory, the outcome of the war could have been so very different. We have been busy arranging signing sessions with the few pilots who fought in that great battle who remain with us to this day. Our newly commissioned pencil drawings are often based on the descriptions of the battle by these great men, and are authenticated by their signatures. We have also had several editions of existing prints signed in full, or have signatures added to parts of existing editions. We have also incoporated signatures of some of the German pilots who also took part in the battle, some of whom went on to become top scoring aces of the war. See our Original Pencil Drawings Section - particularly the section of artists David Pentland and Ivan Berryman. Also, see our New Signature Editions section to see all of our newly signed editions.

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