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Battle of Culloden by Mark Churms. Icy rain adds its misery to the bitter conflict on Drumossie Moor. In the shadow of the Black Isle, two English ships on the waters of the Moray Firth, await the outcome of the decisive battle. Pounded by Cumberlands gunners and raked by steady musketry, the Princes brave men can make no headway. Although the Irish and French regulars refuse to give ground, the Jacobite lines gradually disintegrate. Tired, cold and hungry men flea past Culloden House for the relative safety of Inverness. On the Scottish right the Argyll Militia, supported by Hawleys Dragoons, tear down the walls of the Culwiniac and Culchunaig enclosures in an outflanking attack. Avochies men offer some resistance but Major Gillies McBean stands alone on the breach. He cuts down more than a dozen Argylls, including Lord Robert Kerr, who lies mortally wounded, but his foes are too many. The hero eventually falls to a vicious cut to the forehead, his thigh bone is also broken. Despite the cries of a mounted officer to save that brave man, the major is ruthlessly bayonetted, his back against the wall. The victory is complete and nothing more can be done. In the distance, the Young Pretender is forced to abandon the field and Scotlands hope of claiming the British Throne. |
King George II Knighting Trooper Brown After the Battle of Dettingen by J P Beadle. Private Thomas Brown of the 3rd kings own regiment of Dragoons, is knighted by King George the II, (The last reigning British Monarch to be at a Battle) Brown had recaptured the regimental guidon from the French during the battle |
The Crossing of the Rhine at Lobith on the 16th of June 1672 by Adam Frans van der Meulen. (PC) King Louis XIV of France with his army crossing the Rhine at Lobith to conquer the Netherlands, 12 June 1672 |
Battle of Blenheim, 1704 by Henry Dupray. No text for this item |
The Battle of Brentford Bridge by John Hassall (PC) The Battle of Brentford, fought on November 12, 1642 during the English Civil War, was a skirmish between Royalist forces loyal to King Charles I and Parliamentarian troops. The Royalist cavaliars under the command of Prince Rupert were victorious in driving the defenders back into the surrounding fields and the town was sacked. |
For King and Kingdom by Chris Collingwood. Depicts Royalist troops at an early stage of the war, readying for battle. Faces set with grim determination to fight and die for King and Kingdom. |
Lochaber No More by J.B. Macdonald. Depicting Bonnie Prince Charlie leaving after his defeat in the Rebellion. |
Roundheads Returning From a Raid by Ernest Crofts. Parliamentarian Cavalry shown returning from a sortie. The name Roundhead was given to the supporters of Parliament during the English civil war . The name, which originated in1641, and referred to the short haircuts most of the Roundheads had. |
The Battle of Culloden, 16th April 1746 by David Rowlands. The Kings Regiment positioned behind the Leanach dyke, opens a deadly flanking fire on the Highlanders of the Atholl Brigade, on the right wing of the Jacobite Army, under the command of Colonel William Barrell, played a significant role on the British Royal Army's left flank. They were positioned on rising ground, protected by a dyke, and their fire inflicted heavy casualties on the charging Highlanders of the Atholl Brigade. The regiment suffered considerable losses, with Lieutenant Colonel Robert Rich losing a hand and nearly losing his other arm. |
The Battle of Marston Moor by J. Barker. No text for this item |
Battle of Falkirk by Chris Collingwood. The Jacobite army led by Lord George Murray having fired their first devastating volley, cast down their muskets and pistols to engage Cobhams Dragoons in fierce close quarter combat. |
Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanual Gottlieb Leutze. No text for this item |
Battle of Ramillies, 1706 by Henry Dupray. No text for this item |
The Battle of Turnham Green by John Hassall Prince Rupert, after winning the Battle of Brentford Bridge and seizing the town, was again opposed by the Parliamentary troops under Essex at Turnham Green, November 13th 1642. The Parliamentary troops made a determined stand, leading to the withdrawl of the Royalists back to Kingston. |
The End of the Jacobite Dream by Brian Wood. Charles Edward Stuart on Board a French Warship bound for France, takes his last look at Scotland disappearing from view and reflects over the events of the previous year and what might have been. |
A Royal Fugitive by Allan Stewart (PC) After the defeat of the Jacobite forces at the Battle of Culloden in April 1746, Bonnie Prince Charles, the pretender to the Scottish throne, faced the threat of capture. Over the next several months, he embarked on a perilous journey through the Scottish Highlands, evading British troops and relying on loyal supporters for assistance. Disguised and living in hiding he eventually managed to escape to France in September 1746 aboard a French ship, successfully evading capture and preserving his life despite the loss of his cause. |
Prince Rupert at Edgehill by Stanley Berkeley. Prince Rupert beginning his career as a leader of the Royalist Cavalry drove the Parliamentarian Cavalry off the field. Prince Rupert was a nephew of King Charles I and commanded the Royalist cavalry during the English Civil War. Prince Rupert was born on 17th December1619 in Prague. His mother was Elizabeth, the sister of Charles I. Rupert became a soldier and fought in the Thirty Years War (1618 - 1648) and in 1642, he joined the army of Charles I in the English Civil War. He was soon appointed to lead the royalist cavalry and fought in the first major battle of the war at Edgehill in October 1642. His cavalry charge completely routed the parliamentarians but he got carried away and pursued them too far from the battlefield, losing the chance to inflict a decisive defeat. His reputation grew after a number of military. In 1644 Prince Rupert led the spectacular relief of the siege of York but his army was defeated by a parliamentary army at Battle of Marston Moor, losing York and the north to Cromwell In June 1645 he took part in the Battle of Naseby at which the royalists were defeated. In September Rupert surrendered Bristol to parliament and in response the king abruptly withdrew his commission. Rupert left for exile in Holland. After the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, Rupert held a series of British naval commands, fighting in the Second and Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. On 19th November 1682 Prince Rupert died. |
For Sack and Plunder by Chris Collingwood. A once noble household becomes the focus of the common mans greed, thwarted only by the timely arrival of a troop of Kings Horse. |
The Lone Piper by David Rowlands. A lone Jacobite piper plays a last farewell to fallen comrades. |
Whitehall by Ernest Crofts. The execution of Charles I, January 30th, 1649. |
Battle of the Boyne by Brian Palmer. William of Orange (later William III) encourages his infantry and cavalry at the Battle of the Boyne. |
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