Warfare
in the 19th Century as portrayed by the military paintings of Chris
Collingwood, Chris Collingwood is one of the worlds leading historical
artists, His paintings of the Charge of the light Brigade during the
Battle of Balaclava and the wars fought in Colonial India are some of
the exceptional paintings by Chris Collingwood available as military art
prints published by Cranston Fine arts
"Storm'd at with Shot
and Shell", 17th Light Dragoons (Lancers) Oct 25 1854 at Balaclava
by Chris Collingwood
"Cannon to right of them,
Cannon
to left of them,
Cannon in front of them,
Volley'd and thunder'd;
Storm'd at with shot and shell,
Boldly they rode and well
Into the jaws of death,
into the mouth of hell
rode the six hundred."
The following is part of a letter from an
officer of the Light Brigade who was camped near Balaclava on October
27th. "...there was no hesitation: down our fellows went at a
gallop, through a fire in front and on both flanks, which emptied our
saddles and knocked over our horses by scores. I do not think that one
man flinched in the whole brigade, though every one allows that so hot a
fire was hardly ever seen..."
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