| Pinned Like Rats in a Hole by Mark Churms. Depicting Private Hook and Private Williams, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 24th Foot inside the burning hospital at Rorkes Drift, 7pm January 1879. At about 6 pm the Zulus first forced their way into the hospital building where some thirty patients were defended by a handful of able-bodied men. A running fight ensued as the patients were evacuated from room to room, a desperate struggle made all the more terrible when the Zulus set fire to the thatched roof. Here Private Alfred Henry Hook holds Zulus of the uThulwana regiment at bay whilst Private John Williams helps a patient escape, Hook received a head wound when a spear struck off his helmet. Signed limited edition of 1000 prints. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £37.00  Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
Limited edition of 50 artist proofs. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £51.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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Original painting by Mark Churms. Was £7200! Image size 40 inches x 30 inches (102cm x 76cm). Price £5000.00
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| Private Alfred Henry Hook VC by Stuart Liptrot. Private Alfred Henry Hook VC won his Victoria Cross while defending Rorkes Drift with his company (B Company) 2nd Battalion, 24th Foot and for heroic actions while inside the burning hospital at Rorkes Drift, 7pm January 1879. During the desperate struggle which took place in the hospital at about 6 pm the Zulus first forced their way into the hospital building where some thirty patients were defended by a handful of able-bodied men. A running fight ensued as the patients were evacuated from room to room, a desperate struggle made all the more terrible when the Zulus set fire to the thatched roof. Private Alfred Henry Hook held many Zulus of the uThulwana regiment at bay whilst Private John Williams and other able bodied soldiers help the less able wounded to escape. Hook received a head wound when a spear struck off his helmet. Signed edition. Image size 8 inches x 12 inches (20cm x 31cm). Price £25.50 30% Off Selected Zulu War Prints - Was £36
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| Wounded by Mark Churms (P) The original study for Wounded which was not used due to the size of the figures compared to the rest of the series even though as an oil study it shows more detail and is probably the best in this series of studies by Mark Churms. Original oil study by Mark Churms. Normally £480! Image size 8 inches x 10 inches (20cm x 25cm) Oil on Board.. Price £300.00 Part of our Buy One, Get One Half Price Offer
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Pinned Like Rats In a Hole by Mark Churms
Depicting Private Hook and Private Williams, B Company, 2nd
Battalion, 24th Foot inside the burning hospital at Rorke's Drift, 7pm January
1879.
On
January 22nd 1879, during the Zulu War, the small British field hospital and
supply depot at Rorkes Drift in Natal was the site of one of the most heroic
military defences of all time. Manned by 140 troops of the 24th Regiment, led by
Lieutenant John Chard of the Royal Engineers, the camp was attacke by a
well-trained and well-equipped Zulu army of 4000 men, heartened by the great
Zulu victory over the British forces at Isandhlwana earlier on the same day. The
battle began in mid afternoon, when British remnants of the defeat at
Isandhlwana struggled into the camp. Anticipating trouble, Chard set his small
force to guard the perimeter fence but, when the Zulu attack began, the Zulus
came faster than the British could shoot and the camp was soon overcome. The
thatched roof of the hospital was fired by Zulu spears wrapped in burning grass
and even some of the sick and the dying were dragged from their beds and pressed
into the desperate hand-to-hand fighting. Eventually, Chard gave the order to
withdraw from the perimeter and to take position in a smaller compound,
protected by a hastily assembled barricade of boxes and it was from behind this
barricade that the garrison fought for their lives throughout the night. After
twelve hours of battle, the camp was destroyed, the hospital had burned to the
ground, seventeen British lay dead and ten were wounded. However, the Zulus had
been repulsed and over 400 of their men killed. The Battle of Rorkes Drift is
one of the greatest examples of bravery and heroism in British military history.
Nine men were awarded Distinguished Conduct Medals, and eleven, the most ever
given for a single battle, received the highest military honour of all, the
Victoria Cross.
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