The Light Brigade

These rich, special © Hugh Evelyn Crown Prints were published in 1969 and drawn by John Mollo. They are each 45 x 58 cm (18 “ x 23 “) and lithographed in eight colours on high white matt heavy cartridge paper (171 g/m2) with a fully lined border in brass and black. Shown here are scans of the prints.
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The Earl of Cardigan, 11th Hussars Review Order 1854
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The Light Brigade 1854: Earl Cardigan – 11th Hussars Review Order (printed in 8 colours on heavy cartridge paper)

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Captain Morris The 17th Lancers Review Order, 1854
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Captain William Morris, commanding officer, 17th Lancers (printed in 8 colours on heavy cartridge paper)

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John Mollo

These prints were drawn by John Mollo [1931-2017] who was responsible for our prints of Uniforms of the Royal Navy and our Knights of the Middle Ages. Mollo had been a military historian and was an adviser to the director, Tony Richardson, when making the film The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968). He subsequently won 2 Oscars: in 1978 for costume design of Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (directed by George Lucas) and another for Gandhi in 1983 (Directed by Richard Attenborough). He also won 5 BAFTAs and 3 Primetime Emmys.

These two magnificent equestrian portraits in silhouette represent regiments that were engaged in the famous charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava on 25th October 1854. .

Crimea in 1864 and the Battle of Balaclava

During the early 19^th century Russia, France and Britain had been competing for influence in the Middle East, particularly with the Ottoman empire. Religious differences were a catalyst. Access to religious sites in the Holy Land caused tension between Catholic France and Orthodox Russia. In 1853 there was rioting in Bethlehem. Some Orthodox monks were killed in fighting with French monks. Tsar Nicholas I blamed the Turks for the deaths. Russia attacked the Ottomans in 1853 calling them the “sick man of Europe”. When they sank the Turkish fleet at Sinope on the Black Sea, the French and British decided to go to war with Russia, ostensibly to protect their trade routes from an expansive Russia whilst believing their Navies would quickly win a short war.

The Crimean War (1854-56) was fought by an alliance of Britain, France, Turkey and Sardinia against Russia. It was the only major European conflict the British Army engaged in between 1816 and 1914. For the British, the campaign was symbolised by serious military and logistical incompetence alongside the bravery and endurance of its soldiers. It is also remembered for the role of Florence Nightingale.

Immortalised by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in his poem “The Charge of the Light Brigade” written just over a month later on 2nd December 1864:

The Earl of Cardigan, 11th Hussars Review Order 1854

Captain Morris The 17th Lancers Review Order, 1854

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