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Military art print of Sabres
on the Esla by Mark Churms. Napoleonic military art print of the Peninsula
War at the Battle of Benevente by Mark Churms. Military art print
published by Cranston Fine Arts.
Sabres on the Esla Pursuit of the Imperial Guard at the Battle of
Benevente by Mark Churms. Sir John Moore's epic retreat to Corunna was punctuated by desperate
and often heroic rear-guard actions - none more dramatic than the
cavalry clash at Benevente on the 29th December 1808. Having crossed the
river Esla, cold and swollen by recent rainfall, a British picquet,
comprised of elements of the King's German Legion Hussars and the 7th,
10th and 18th Hussars, covers the river and its tactically demolished
Castro Gonzalo's bridge from a position near the town of Benevente.
Napoleon himself leads the pursuit. The Emperors elite Guard Light
Cavalry, commanded by General Lefebvre-Desnouettes, is ordered at
daylight to ford the river and launch a surprise attack on what appears
to be the numerically inferior British units. As five-hundred and fifty
French cavalry emerge in orderly fashion from the river, intent upon
quickly dispatching the opposition, they are startled to find the
British piquet, reinforced by a host of British cavalry, streaming from
within the confines of Benevente, some on their left flank. Under the
command of Lord Paget, the British become the pursuers of the surprised
French, who turn and retreat with the frigid waters of the Esla blocking
their escape. Unlike their crossing in echelon just minutes before, the
French now in disorder plunge into the river, where many drown. Others
are captured including General Lefebvre-Desnouettes who is made prisoner
by Grisdale of the 10th Hussars following a dramatic pursuit. General
Lefebvre-Desnouettes will eventually escape from captivity in England,
to encounter Lord Paget once again on the field of Waterloo.
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Sabres on the Esla Pursuit of the Imperial Guard at the Battle of Benevente by Mark Churms.
Sir John Moores epic retreat to Corunna was punctuated by desperate and often heroic rear-guard actions - none more dramatic than the cavalry clash at Benevente on the 29th December 1808. Having crossed the river Esla, cold and swollen by recent rainfall, a British picquet, comprised of elements of the Kings German Legion Hussars and the 7th, 10th and 18th Hussars, covers the river and its tactically demolished Castro Gonzalos bridge from a position near the town of Benevente. Napoleon himself leads the pursuit. The Emperors elite Guard Light Cavalry, commanded by General Lefebvre-Desnouettes, is ordered at daylight to ford the river and launch a surprise attack on what appears to be the numerically inferior British units. As five-hundred and fifty French cavalry emerge in orderly fashion from the river, intent upon quickly dispatching the opposition, they are startled to find the British piquet, reinforced by a host of British cavalry, streaming from within the confines of Benevente, some on their left flank. Under the command of Lord Paget, the British become the pursuers of the surprised French, who turn and retreat with the frigid waters of the Esla blocking their escape. Unlike their crossing in echelon just minutes before, the French now in disorder plunge into the river, where many drown. Others are captured including General Lefebvre-Desnouettes who is made prisoner by Grisdale of the 10th Hussars following a dramatic pursuit. General Lefebvre-Desnouettes will eventually escape from captivity in England, to encounter Lord Paget once again on the field of Waterloo.
Signed limited edition of 1100 prints. Image size 34 inches x 15 inches (86cm x 38cm). Price £95.00
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 34 inches x 15 inches (86cm x 38cm). Price £135.00
Postcard size 6 inches x 4 inches (15cm x 10cm). Price £2.00
ITEM CODE DHM0565
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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. |
7TH QUEEN'S OWN HUSSARS
Raised in 1689 as the Queens Own Dragoons, (Cunningham's Dragoons.) and in
1807 becoming The 7th Queen's Own Hussars.
Battle Honours
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1740 - 1748
Dettingen, during the war of the Austrian Succession |
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1756 - 1763,
warbung, during the Seven years war |
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1793 - 1802, Beaumont, during the French revolution |
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1808 - 1814 Battle of Orthes during the Peninsula War |
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1815 Battle of waterloo |
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1857 - 1858 Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny |
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1899 - 1902 Boer war |
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1914 - 1918 Khan Baghdadi,
Sharqat, Mesopotamia during the First World
war |
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1939 to 1945 Egyptian Frontier in 1940, Beda
Fomm, Sidi Rezegh,
1941, Ancona, Rimini Line, (italy 1944-45) Pegu Paungde in Burma 1942. |
VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.
2 Victoria crosses awarded during the Indian Mutiny.
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