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Military Prints of the First Sikh War
including the Battles of Aliwal, Moodkee and Forozeshah. Military art
prints published by Cranston Fine Arts our parent company.
[ Battle of Aliwal ]
The First Sikh War, shown in Historical Military art prints, The First Sikh
War Battles were The battle of Moodkee, Forozeshah, Aliwal and Sobraon.
Military Art prints of These battle fought by the forces of the British and
Indian Army against the Sikh Army. British Colonial military prints published by
Cranston Fine Arts.
After the Death of Ranjit Singh, the Sikh Ruler, who's frontiers bordered the
North -west Frontier of British India ruled by the British. The Sikh army
crossed the River Sutlej, into India. This was seen by the British as an
act of war. The first battle was at Moodkee, on the 18th December 1845.
The commander of the British Sir Hugh Gough with the Ludhiana and Umballa
divisions, succeeded in beating the Sikh army. on the 21st of December the
second and bloody battle of Ferozeshah to place with heavy casualties on both
sides. The Sikh army withdrew back across the border, But again crossing the
River Sutlej, but were beaten at the battle of Aliwal, and were routed,
the final battle was at Sobraon, once again with heavy casualties.
The Sikhs were finally beaten and the end of the first Sikh War was over.
Battle of Ferozeshah 21st - 22nd December 1845. Action between
50,000 Sikhs, commanded by Lal Singh, engaged a 16,700 strong British and
Indian Troops under the command of Sir Hugh Gough. on the 21st the British force
attacked the Sikh entrenched position but failed to dislodge them. At dawn
the following day, the British force attacked again. This time forceing the Sikh
forces to retire, they sustained heavy losses of over 7,000 men.
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The Sihk War - The Charge of the 3rd (Kings Own) Light Dragoons at the Battle of Sobraon 1846 by Harry Payne.
From Battles of Her Majestys Reign, Published 1890. The word Sihk is spelt this way on the actual print.
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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Battle of Ferozeshah by Henry Martens.
The British Troops resuming the attack on the Sikh Entrenched Camp. Battle fought during the First Sikh War, by a force of 16,000 Anglo-Indian troops under the command of General Sir Hugh Gough. On the evening of 21st December the British Force unsuccessfully attempted to take the Sikh entrenched position commanded by Lal Singh with an army of 50,000 Sikh troops. When nightfall came the British retired overnight. At dawn they attacked again, this time the Sikh line eventually collapsed and fled the field leaving behind 7,000 casualties. British and Indian losses were 694 killed with 1,721 wounded. This was one of the bloodiest battles in the east during the 19th century.
Open edition print. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £25.00
Open edition print. Image size 17 inches x 12 inches (43cm x 31cm). Price £37.00
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Second to None by Malcolm Greensmith.
Showing the Scots Dragoon Guards modern Chieftan tank in the Gulf War with the charge of the Greys at Waterloo above in the sky. The FV 4201 Chieftain was the British Army's main battle tank during the 1960s and 1970s. It was one of the most advanced tanks of its era, came into service in 1966 and had the most powerful main gun and heaviest armour of any tank in the world. The Chieftain proved itself capable in combat and able to be upgraded with enhancements both for overall improvement and to meet local requirements. The Chieftain tanks were continuously upgraded until the early 1990s when they were finally replaced by the Challenger series of tanks whose design was influenced by that of Chieftain. The tank's main combat experience was in the Iran–Iraq War of 1980-88.
Open edition print. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £40.00
Signed edition print. Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £48.00
**Open edition print. (2 ex display copies reduced to clear) Image size 23 inches x 15 inches (58cm x 38cm). Price £34.00
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| Battle of Foronzshah by
Henry Martens Battle fought during the first Sikh War, by a force of 16,000
Anglo-Indian Troops under the command of General Sir Hugh Gough. On
the evening of the 21st December the British Force unsuccessfully
attempted to take the Sikh entrenched position commanded by Lal Singh with
an army of 50,000 Sikh troops. When nightfall came the British
retired overnight. At dawn they attacked again, this time the Sikh
line eventually collapsed and fled the field leaving behind 7,000
casualties. British and Indian losses were 694 killed with 1,721
wounded. This was one of the bloodiest battles in the east during
the 19th century.
Charge of the 3rd Light Dragoons at the Battle of
Moodkee by Ernest Crofts. The painting shows the 3rd Light Dragoons
( with the 16th Lancers) distinquished themselves during there
cavalry charges and melees at the battle. Captain Tritton captured a
Sikh standard during the battle. and Lance Sargeant Hinds along with other
Dragoons captured two Sikh Guns while cutting down their crews.
the 3rd King’s Own Light Dragoons at Moodkee, The Sikhs
gave the 3rd Light Dragoons the nickname of the “Devil’s
Children”; in Punjabi “Shaitan-ke-Bachche”. The Sikhs complained
that the 3rd Light Dragoons came down on them “like a flash of
lightning”. The regiment was given the nickname of the
“Moodkeewallahs” by the rest of the Britihs and Indian
army,
The casualties for the Regiment were 61 killed and 35 wounded
from a strength of 497. British regiments taking part in the
battle were the 3rd King’s Own Light Dragoons, 9th Foot,
later the Norfolk Regiment, 31st Foot, later the East Surrey Regiment
, 50th Foot, later the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment
and the 80th Foot, later the South Staffordshire
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