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DPK0392. Three Napoleonic Battle Scenes, Moscow, Marengo and the Pyramids by Louis Lejeune
DPK0392. Three open edition Napoleonic battle scene prints. Battles of Moscow, Marengo (53cm x 41cm) and the Pyramids (71cm x 31cm) by Louis Lejeune.
Items in this pack :
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DHM037. Battle of Moscow by Lejeune. Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 21 inches (76cm x 53cm)
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DHM039. Battle of Marengo by Lejeune. Panoramic view of the battle fought between the French and the Austrian armies on 14th June 1800. Open edition print. Image size 30 inches x 21 inches (76cm x 53cm)
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DHM054. Battle of the Pyramids 21st July 1798 by Louis Lejeune. Napoleon with an army of 36,000 seized Malta on the 10th of June 1798 form the Knights of St John then sailed on to land west of Alexandria on July 1st. They seized Alexandria form the Mameluke ruler Ibrahim who fled into Syria. But the Mameluke military Commander Murad Bey was determined to stop Napoleon entering Cairo, so blocked the French advance at Embabeh on the left bank of the Nile near the pyramids. Under his command he had 40,000 troops but only 6,000 of these were the fierce fighting force of Mamelukes. On July 21st napoleon moved onto the Egyptian positions and Murad launched an all out attack with his cavalry. But the 6,000 Mamelukes were no match for the French infantry and artillery which fired volley after volley, devastating the Mamelukes. When the charge had failed the disorganized Egyptian infantry fled. With only 300 casualties, Napoleon marched into Cairo. Open edition print. Image size 27 inches x 12 inches (69cm x 31cm)
Website Price: £ 88.00
To purchase these prints individually at their normal retail price would cost £200.00 . By buying them together in this special pack, you save £112
All prices are displayed in British Pounds Sterling
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