A Cavalry Charge by Hermanus Willem Koekkoek

Likely during the Battle of Worth, 6 August 1870. The Battle of Worth was a decisive victory for the German Third Army under Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm against the French First Corps led by Marshal Patrice MacMahon. Despite the bravery of the French cavalry, their efforts were insufficient to prevent a rout, leading to significant French casualties and a crucial German advance in the Franco-Prussian War. One of the most dramatic moments of the engagement was when the French right flank was collapsing. The cavalry launched a desperate and heroic charge to cover the retreat, but it ended disastrously due to the overwhelming firepower and numbers of the German forces.

Professionally produced using a high quality inkjet digital press and printed on 300gsm art stock. These prints are at an affordable price for our collectors and include specially selected historical images from our large Cranston Fine Arts archive. Our archive of historical military art has been built over 30 years and we are now beginning to reproduce a selection of these works as high quality collectors prints, printed using professional digital methods instead of our traditional litho printing.

Open Edition Print.

Image Size 14.6 inches x 9.8 inches (37cm x 25cm) Paper Size 16.5 Inches x 11.7 inches (42cm x 29.6)