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Military art prints by Terence Cuneo of the Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Artillery during the Boer War, World War One and World War 2, published by Cranston Fine Arts. |
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Last Stand of the 5th (Gibraltar) Battery by Terence Cuneo. 26-27th May 1918, 5th Batterys gun position was overrun by German Infantry, the Battery Commander and two subalterns rallied the surviving men and with Lewis gun and rifles attempted to beat off the attack. Only four gunners survived. |
The Kidney Ridge action by Terence Cuneo. Members of the 2nd battalion The Rifle Brigade and 239 Battery RA knocking out at least 32 enemy tanks during the desert campaign on 27th October 1942, Lieutenant VB Turner was awarded the Victoria Cross for this action. |
The Battle of Monte Cassino by Terence Cuneo. Depicting the 8th Army artillery firing on the last Battle of Cassino, 600 guns destroyed the remaining German defences. |
The Chestnut Troop by Terence Cuneo. Showing the troop on exercise in Germany, October 1964, showing a Ferret scout car and forward observer Centurian Tank and one of the six 155mm Howitzer of the battery. |
Ambush at Sanna's Post by Terence Cuneo. Four VCs were awarded to Q battery for getting their guns into action against 1,000 Boers concealed behind a ridge, near Blomenfontein in 1900. |
The Battle of Knightsbridge, 6th June 1942 by Terence Cuneo. The battle of Knightsbridge was part of the battle of the Cauldron, fought by the 8th Army in the western desert, 2nd-11th June 1942 against the tanks of Rommels Afrika Korps. The image shows the 426th Battery of the 107th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, the South Nottinghamshire Hussars as tanks of the Afrika Korps attacked over a three day period. With all their ammunition gone and all suffering wounds the Battery was forced to surrender. |
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