92nd Gordon Highlanders at Kandahar (1 Viewer)

[PolarBear]

Craig (craig1985taylor)

I know you collect the Gordon Highlanders. Here is Wm. Hocker's traditional gloss set from the North-West Frontier:

http://wmhocker.com/index.php?s=frontier

 

[PolarBear]

92nd Highlanders at the Battle of Kandahar by Richard Caton Woodville.


The painting depicts the 92nd Highlanders (Gordon Highlanders) routing Ayub Khan tribesmen, on 31st August 1880, who had earlier on 26th July beaten the British at the battle of Maiwand and was now besieging the remainder of Primroses division in the citadel of Kandahar. Roberts with a force of 10,000 men (Gordon Highlanders, 60th Rifles, 72nd Highlanders, Sixth Gurka and Punjabi Infantry) marched out of Kabul to relieve Kandahar which was 300 miles away. The epic Battle of Kandahar made Roberts one of the great Victorian military heroes.

 

[craig1985taylor]

lovely set randy thanks for posting it ive never come across this make before a bit to toy like for me to add it to my collection but lovely to see non the less

& the painting is stunning ive started to acquire a few prints of highlanders recently

 

[thebritfarmer]

lovely set randy thanks for posting it ive never come across this make before a bit to toy like for me to add it to my collection but lovely to see non the less

& the painting is stunning ive started to acquire a few prints of highlanders recently

He has some great sets Craig and his style is based on the old Britains which was way before our time.

 

[Mister Dave]

Thanks for another informative piece, Randy. I have a print of that painting (along with many others never framed ). If somebody produced these figures in a detailed matte format I'd be all over them.

MD

 

[glossman]

92nd Highlanders at the Battle of Kandahar by Richard Caton Woodville.


The painting depicts the 92nd Highlanders (Gordon Highlanders) routing Ayub Khan tribesmen, on 31st August 1880, who had earlier on 26th July beaten the British at the battle of Maiwand and was now besieging the remainder of Primroses division in the citadel of Kandahar. Roberts with a force of 10,000 men (Gordon Highlanders, 60th Rifles, 72nd Highlanders, Sixth Gurka and Punjabi Infantry) marched out of Kabul to relieve Kandahar which was 300 miles away. The epic Battle of Kandahar made Roberts one of the great Victorian military heroes.

Hi Randy,

Do you know of a website that has a comprehensive collection of paintings of the Victorian Wars by various artists eg: Lady Butler?

The image you posted of the Gordons is just super.

Thanks, Raymond.

 

[PolarBear]

Hi Randy,

Do you know of a website that has a comprehensive collection of paintings of the Victorian Wars by various artists eg: Lady Butler?

The image you posted of the Gordons is just super.

Thanks, Raymond.

This site has a lot of the Victorian Brit military pictures.

http://www.directart.co.uk/mall/more.php?ProdID=5462

Randy

 

[glossman]

This site has a lot of the Victorian Brit military pictures.

http://www.directart.co.uk/mall/more.php?ProdID=5462

Randy

Hi Randy,

Thanks very much for the reference.

Best, Raymond.