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17th - 18th Century Military Print List
Cranston Military Prints  By Subject Military Art 17th - 18th Century History  17th - 18th Century Print List |
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| A complete list of military artwork depicting events from the 17th and 18th centuries. Includes the Jacobite Rebellion, English Civil War and American Revolution. |
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The Battle of Fontenoy by Felix Philippoteaux. The Duke of Cumberland, their colonel, commanding the allied forces; measured his strength with Marshal Saxe, who was then besieging Tournay. The First Guards were on the right of the centre, in the first line, when the Duke, furious at the failure on both wings, ordered the masses of troops to attack. The infantry dashed forward between the village and the redoubt, and as the British Guards advanced over a low ridge, and saw the French Guards before them, a scene occurred which has become legendary in military history. 'Messieurs les Anglais, tirez les premiers!' is a phrase that bespeaks the old fashioned chivalry with which foemen worthy of each other's steel loved to treat one another. The story of what occurred is variously given. 'The officers of the English Guards,' says Voltaire, 'when in the presence of the enemy, saluted the French by taking off their hats. The Comte de Chabannes, and the Duc de Biron, who were in advance returned the salute, as did all the officers of the French Guards. Lord Charles Hay of the King's Company, 1st Guards, stepped forward and took off his hat. Lord Charles Hay then pulled out a flask and drank a toast to the French, saying: 'Gentlemen of the French Guard, I hope you will wait for us today and not escape by swimming the Scheldt as you swam the Main at Dettingen.' Then he turned to his Company and said: 'Men of the King's Company, these are the French Guards and I hope you are going to beat them today.' Count D'Anteroche, lieutenant of grenadiers, replied in a loud voice: 'Gentlemen, we never fire first; we will follow you.' The French troops opened fire first but most of their shots went high. Then the British troops opened fire and nineteen officers and up to 600 men of the French Guards are said to have fallen at the first discharge, as the English pushed on, the enemy were borne back, and in the face of a terrific fire, the Guards drove them into their camp. Here, exposed to the tremendous reverse fire of the redoubt of Eu, the Guards according to Rousseau, formed themselves into a kind of square, and resisted repeated attacks of the cavalry of the French Guards and Carabineers. But unsupported and decimated by the withering hail of iron that assailed them, attacked by fresh troops and the Irish brigades of Clare and Dillon, beset as in a fiery furnace, the Guards at length began to retire. They did so in perfect order; but the First Guards left 4 officers, 3 sergeants and 82 men dead on the field, besides having 149 wounded in all. It was a defeat due to bad generalship and want of cohesion among allies, but its sanguinary episodes added new lustre to the great fame of the Guards. 'There are things, 'says Marshal Saxe, - or some say his friend General D'Heronville, in his Trait des Legions - 'which all of us have seen, but of which our pride makes us silent because we well know we cannot imitate them.' Fontenoy was a defeat for the British army. During the battle Lord Charles Hay was wounded but would later be in action again. |
The Burial of Braddock by Howard Pyle (PC) General Edward Braddock was a British military officer best known for his role during the early stages of the French and Indian War in North America Braddock led an ambitious campaign to capture Fort Duquesne but his forces were ambushed and decisively defeated by French and Native American troops in the Battle of the Monongabela. Braddock was mortally wounded in the battle and died shortly afterward. He is buried one mile west of Fort Necessity, Farmington, Pennsylvania. |
The Surrender of York to the Roundheads, by Ernest Crofts. After Oliver Cromwells success at the Battle fo Marston Moor, York surrendered to the Parliamentarians, which gave them control over the North. |
Washingtons Entry Into New York April 23rd 1789 by Alphonse Bigot. (B) In 1789 Washington was prevailed upon to accept the presidency of the United States and his entry into New York on April 23rd was the occasion of the most enthusiastic rejoicings. The President-elect was escorted by the civic soldiers and principle citizens, triumphant arches were raised in many of the streets, and guns were fired to herald his arrival. |
The Charge of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons at Tournay by William Barnes Wollen. No text for this item |
Then Leaving Life, Earl Percy Took the Dead Man by the Hand by Archibald Webb (PC) The Battle of Otterburn took place in August 1388, a border skirmish during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. Despite estimates claiming the English had a three to one advantage over the Scots, the battle went poorly for them. The Scots took a decisive victory, with exhaustion from the long march up to the border being cited primarily as the reason for the English defeat. Taken from the original book plate, published 1920. |
The 17th Light Dragoons (Now Lancers) on Service in America 1775 by Richard Simkin. (B) No text for this item |
17th Light Dragoons, 1780 by Jim Lancia. No text for this item |
Surprise attack in the Suburbs of Metz by Alphonse de Neuville. French skirmishers engaging Prussians during an attack in Metz during August 1870. |
Opposing Generals of Horse - Battle of Marston Moor by Chris Collingwood. Portraits of Sir Thomas Fairfax and Prince Rupert of the Rhine. Sir Thomas Fairfax (1612-71) Captain general of the Parliamentary New Model Army and his opponent Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619-82) nephew of King Charles 1st and general of Royalist Horse. Centre section of the painting depicts cavalry engagement during the battle of Marston Moor. |
The Raising of the Green Howards by Terence Cuneo. Depicts the raising of the Green Howards by Colonel Francis Luttrell at Dunster Castle, Somerset, 16th November 1688. |
Portrait of Oliver Cromwell by Robert Walker. Oliver Cromwell born 1599 his father Robert Cromwell, and his mother Elizabeth Steward Cromwell , This painting of Cromwell shows him at the age of 50. from his humble beginnings he became a military leader second to none during the civil war, He was the creator of the Ironsides . he was lord protector from 1653 to 1658. many think of him today as a visionary political leader He died due to a recurring illness on 3rd September 1658. |
Cromwell at the Storming of Basing House by Ernest Crofts. The siege is shown at the last days, as Oliver Cromwell is shown urging his troops forward. |
Wallenstein, A Scene From the Thirty Years War by Ernest Crofts Bohemian Revolt 1618-1623 includes the following battles, Pilsen, Sablat, White Mountain, Wiesloch, Wimpfen, Höchst, Fleurus I, Stadtlohn. Danish Revolt 1626-1628: Dessau Bridge, Lutter am Barenberge, Stralsund I, Wolgast. Swedish Revolt 1631-1634: Frankfurt on the Oder, Magdeburg, Weben, Breitenfeld I, Rain, Furth, Lutzen I, Nördlingen I. Swedish-French 1636-1648: Wittstock, Rheinfelden, Breisach, Breitenfeld II, Rocroi, Tuttlingen, Freiburg, Jankau, Mergentheim, Nördlingen II, Zusmarshausen, Prague II, Lens. |
Killiecrankie 1689 by Alan Herriot. The battle of Killiecrankie fought during the first Jacobite uprising of 1689. |
The Charge of the Highlanders at the Battle of Prestonpans, by Mark Churms. Battle of Prestonpans. Bonnie Prince Charlie, after landing at Glenfinnan, in his bid to gain the British Throne. Lord George Murray with an army of 2,000 Jacobites marched southward where they were met at Prestonpans by General Sir John Cope and a Royal army of 3,000 men On the 21st September, the Jacobites charged the government troops and routed them. Hundreds of Government troops were killed or wounded and over 1,000 were captured, with the Jacobite losses less than 150. With this victory Charles Edward Stuart and the Jacobite army marched southwards into England capturing the towns of Carlisle, Penrith, Lancaster and Preston and getting as far as Nottingham before lack of supplies and new recruits forced him to head back to Scotland. Through the early morning Autumn mist, Highlanders of the Appin Regiment abandon their plaids and rush headlong across fields of stubble into the stunned ranks of Jonny Cope's army. The force sent by the Crown to destroy the rebellion and capture the Pretender is itself utterly routed in a matter of minutes. The first major engagement of the uprising is a swift and complete victory for the Prince's men. Except for the garrisons of Edinburgh, Stirling, Fort William and Fort Augustus, Scotland is now under the control of the Jacobites. |
For God and Parliament by Chris Collingwood. The chaos of mounted action is perfectly captured as parliament troops engage in the cut and thrust of confused conflict. The observer is drawn into the fight by the closeness of impending pain. |
Frederick the Great in the Battle of Zorndorf by Carl Rochling. On the 25th August 1758, the Prussian Army of 14,000 men fought against a Russian Army nearly twice its strength. For 10 hours and continued for most of the morning of the 26th August. the Russian Army withdrew that night to Landsberg. Frederick The Great had technically won this battle as it stopped any further assaults on Brandenburg. |
The Battle of Culloden by Richard Simkin. The Somerset Light Infantry at the Battle of Culloden during the Jacobite rising of 1745 to 1746. |
Scaling the Heights of Abraham, Battle of Quebec by Harry Payne. No text for this item |
Cromwell and the Kingship by Arthur David McCormick Oliver Cromwell, having been offered the Kingship, discusses the matter with Lord Broghill, Bulstrode Whitelocke; Sir Charles Cameron and Thurloe, the discussions lasting hours and involving a great deal of pipe smoking. |
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