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Cranston Fine Arts  Military Art and Artists 19th Century Military History Wars in Africa Second Sudan War  Battle of Omdurman |
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The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, April 8th 1898 by Edward Matthew Hale The Battle of Omdurman took place on the 2nd of September 1898 between British forces and Mahdist State forces in Sudan as part of the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan. Pictured here is the charge of the 21st Lancers against a flanking force of Mahdist troops. |
Omdurman, Charge of the 21st Lancers by Stanley Berkeley. No text for this item |
Charge of the 21st lancers by George Derville Rowlandson. Another view of the Charge through the 1,000s of dervishes, note the Dervishes attempts to bring down the horses by hacking at there rear legs. |
Charge of the 21st Lancers, Battle of Omdurman by Harry Payne No text for this item |
Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman by William Barnes Wollen. No text for this item |
Battle of Omdurman by Cyrus Cuneo. (PC) No text for this item |
The Charge of the 21st Lancers at the Battle of Omdurman by Richard Caton Woodville. Depicting the charge of the Lancers against what they first thought was a small group of Dervishes, but was in fact thousands hidden in a depression in the desert. The Lancers had to ride straight through. For this bravery three Victoria crosses were won. The 21st lancers lost 5 officers and 65 men with 120 horses lost. Winston Churchill was one of the Officers who survived the charge. |
The Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman, April 8th 1898 by E Matthew Hale. No text for this item |
Young Winston by Bud Bradshaw. Young Winston Churchill leads British Lancers against the hordes at Omdurman, 1898. |
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