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Sabres and Dust by Chris Collingwood.
British light cavalry and horsemen of Skinners Horse fight Pindarn and Maratha 1826.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £130.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £690.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 30 inches x 22 inches (76cm x 56cm). Price £460.00
Original painting by Chris Collingwood. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £10500.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM1186
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Forward the Guns by Chris Collingwood.
Officer and sergeant of the 17th Light Dragoons in charge of Indian Irregular Cavalry.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £130.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £690.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 26 inches (91cm x 66cm). Price £590.00
Original painting by Chris Collingwood. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £9500.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (2 copies reduced to clear) Image size 25 inches x 15 inches (64cm x 38cm). Price £65.00
ITEM CODE DHM0824
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Skinners Horse 1904 by Chris Collingwood.
Signed limited edition of 200 giclee paper prints. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £130.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee paper artist proofs. Image size 25 inches x 16 inches (64cm x 41cm). Price £200.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £690.00
Limited edition of 50 giclee canvas prints. Image size 36 inches x 28 inches (91cm x 71cm). Price £590.00
ITEM CODE DHM1313
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Sikander Sahibs Yellow Boys by Mark Churms.
The colour and pageantry of the Raj is exemplified by a full-dress review in honour of the Viceroys visit to Luknow in 1899. The famous regiment of Bengal Lancers known as Skinners Horse, or Sikander Sahibs Yellow Boys receive the salutes from British Army staff officers. Also present are the 3rd Hussars.
Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. Image size 27 inches x 15 inches (69cm x 38cm). Price £80.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 27 inches x 15 inches (69cm x 38cm). Price £130.00
**Signed limited edition of 1150 prints. (3 reduced to clear) Image size 27 inches x 15 inches (69cm x 38cm). Price £60.00
ITEM CODE DHM0461
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Officer Skinners Horse 1905 by Mark Churms.
The Founders Church of St. James, Dehli, illustrates its association with this famous regiment of Bengal Lancers.
Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 9 inches x 12 inches (23cm x 31cm). Price £37.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 9 inches x 12 inches (23cm x 31cm). Price £51.00
ITEM CODE DHM0374
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Original Oil Study of Officer Skinners Horse painting by Mark Churms.
Original oil study by Mark Churms. Was £600! Image size 8 inches x 10 inches (20cm x 25cm). Price £300.00
ITEM CODE MARK0005
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Battle of Futtenhabad, 1879 by Henry Dupray. (P)
Original antique print c.1890, mounted on card at the time. Good condition with few surface scratches. Image size 12 inches x 8 inches (31cm x 20cm). Price £85.00
ITEM CODE HD0028
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Sabres and Dust by Chris
Collingwood British light cavalry and horsemen of
Skinners Horse fight Pindarn and Maratha 1826. In 1827 Skinners Regiment was known as
the 1st Regiment of Local Horse and had just been awarded the Battle
Honour 'Bhurtpore' for its part in the reduction of the fortress at
Bharatpur. Skinner himself being made a companion of the Order of the
Bath.
Forward the Guns by Chris Collingwood
Officer and sergeant of the 17th Light Dragoons in charge
of Indian Irregular Cavalry.
Sikander Sahib's Yellow Boys by Mark Churms The colour and pageantry of the Raj is exemplified by a full-dress
review in honour of the Viceroy's visit to Lucknow in 1899. The famous
regiment of Bengal Lancers known as Skinners Horse, or Sikander Sahib's
Yellow Boys receive the salutes from British Army staff officers. Also
present are the 3rd Hussars.
Officer Skinners Horse 1905 by Mark Churms The Founder's Church of St. James,
Dehli, illustrates its
association with this famous regiment of Bengal Lancers.
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The Middlesex
Regiment at the Battle of Excerpt
form the Navy and army Illustrated August 18th 1897 by Colonel W W
Knollys On the 4th May Seringapatam was
carried by assault after a desperate resistance, which cost the victors
many lives. The arrangements for the assault were as follows. The command
was entrusted to General Baird, a brave and distinguished officer, but of
so bad a temper that when his mother learnt that in the previous war with
Mysore her son had been taken prisoner and chained to a companion in
misfortune, she exclaimed, in her broad scotch, "I pity the mon who
is chained to oor Davie." The
attacking force was divided into two columns. The left column consisted of
the flank companies of the three British regiments, ten flank companies of
Bengal sepoys, and 50 artillerymen. The "forlorn hope" consisted
of 12 men under Sergeant Graham. In support of this were two subalterns'
parties of Europeans, one of which was under Lieutenant Lawrence. When the
hour appointed had arrived, General Baird took out his watch, and
remarking "The time has expired", jumped on to the parapet of
the trench, and exclaimed, "Come my brave fellows, follow me and
prove yourselves worthy of the name of British soldiers." Fording
the river, which was only knee deep, the column ascended the glacis.
Arrived at the edge of the counterscarp the stormers found that they were
separated from the breach by a deep ditch. Fortunately there were some
rough steps which enabled them to descend. On arriving at the foot of the
wall the "forlorn hope" stopped to fire. Lieutenant Lawrence,
who on reaching the edge of the glacis had received a bullet in his left
arm, but had nevertheless succeeded in crossing the ditch, saw the check.
Rushing forward he hurrahed them on. Finding that he could not get them to
advance, he pushed through the ranks shouting "Now is the time for
the breach." Inspired by his example the men followed him, but at
that moment he was struck by a second bullet, which carried off one finger
of his right hand and shattered another. Even this did not quench the
ardour of the brave Lieutenant, who kept his feet till the survivors of
the forlorn hope were actually in the breach, when he sank to the ground
insensible. After the capture of the place a soldier of the 77th passed
by, and seeing an officer apparently dead, knew by the facings that he
belonged to the 77th. Muttering to himself "One of ours", he
looked closely, recognised Lawrence, and perceived that there was still
life in him. By a prodigious effort - for Lawrence was 6 ft 2 in in height
and stout in proportion- the soldier lifted him up and carried him to the
rear, swearing that he "would not do as much for any other man of
them." Of the four subalterns who volunteered for the storming
parties, Lawrence was the only one who escaped with his life, and as we
have seen was desperately wounded. The loss of the 77th during the siege
was Lieutenant-Colonel Dunlop, who was disabled in an encounter with a
chief on the summit of the breach, Captain Owen, and Lieutenant Lawrence
wounded, and including the above mentioned, 10 of all ranks killed, 51
wounded and 1 missing. Probably the man returned as missing was one of 13
British soldiers who were made prisoners during sorties and were
barbarously murdered on Tippoo's orders. These unfortunate men were taken
out of their place of captivity in batches and slain by their necks being
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The Indian Mutiny
by John Harris
The Indian Mutiny of 1857 was a huge and bloody struggle, a 'Devil's
Wind' of retribution and death that swept across the jungles, hills and
parched plains of the Indian sub-continent.
The author vividly recaptures the experience and atmosphere of the
time - the smell of battle, the tired men and forced marches, the sieges
and the appalling massacres - all enacted beneath the relentless, cruel
heat of the Indian sun. It was a war of treachery and incompetence,
desperately fought without mercy on either side, but a war of heroism and
endurance. It through up remarkable personalities: Nicholson, who
recaptured Dehli: Henry Lawrence, the defender of Lucknow; 'Holy'
Havelock, the bible-thumping General who relieved Lucknow only to find
himself trapped; and the dour uncompromising Colin Campbell, who was sent
from England to return India to sanity.
The Mutiny transpired to be the first significant crack in the
solidly built rigid structure of the British Empire and at its conclusion,
and thereafter, the British were never able to feel quite as secure again.
Book serial number W2. Price £8.99. Fully illustrated paperback
with 205 pages. Post UK £5 Europe £9 USA
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