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Terence Cuneo Art
Regimental Art  Guard Regiments Scots Guards  Terence Cuneo Artwork |
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Military prints of the Scots Guards by military artist Terence Cuneo. The Scots Guards are shown during World War Two at the Battles of Medenine, Battle of Monte Piccolo, Normandy Landings and North Africa. T he Regiment was raised by Archibald, 1st marques of argyle on the orders of King Charles 1st. He was authorised to raise a Regiment of 1500 men to help quash the rebellion in Ireland against the Scottish Colonists. This regiment was going to be commanded by the King himself circumstances made this impossible so the Regiment was lead by Sir Duncan Campbell of Aucinbreck. In 1650 When King Charles arrived in Scotland. The regiment became Lyfe Guards of Foot. with the 1st marques of Argyll's son as the Regiment 2nd Colonel. the regiment received its colours at Falkland palace. and during the Civil war fought against Cromwell's armies at Dunbar and Worcester. After these disastrous Battles the regiment disappeared. Until 1660 when the King issued order for the Companies of the reg9iment to be raised again. to garrison the castles of Edinburgh and Dumbarton. The full regiment came into force in 1662 under the command of its 3rd Colonel. The Earl of Linlithgow. |
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The Price of Freedom by Terence Cuneo. The painting represents the embodiment of the entire British Army. |
The Battle of Medenine, 6th march 1943, by Terence Cuneo. The anti Tank guns of the Left Flank Company 2nd battalion Scots Guards, during the battle of Medenine, The scene depicts the moment when Lt F A L Waldrons Platoon knocked out three German tanks as they came over the crest of the ridge. |
S Company Scots Guards in the battle of Monte Piccolo, Italy 28th May 1944. by Terence Cuneo. S Company Scots Guards along with 3 Company Coldstream Guards, after heavy fighting, captures the hill from the German 1st Parachute regiment. |
Scots Guards Fighting Through the Bocage by Terence Cuneo. Action of the right flank, 3rd Battalion Scots Guards during the advance from Caumont to Les Loges, Normandy, 30th July 1944. Commanding the Churchill tank, Lochinvar is Lt Robert Runcie later to become Archbishop of Canterbury. |
Captain The Lord Lyell VC by Terence Cuneo. The action depicts at Djebel Bou Aoukaz, Tunisia, 27th April 1943. Depicting Lyell charging the German 88mm gun position single handed (one other supporting Guardsman had been shot and killed) With pistol in one hand and dirk in the other, Lyell leaped forward firing and slashing, Five men fell at his feet, before he was overpowered and hacked to death. The scene was witnessed by a wounded Guardsman on the ridge. |
Battle of Tumbledown Mountain by Terence Cuneo. On the 14th June 1982 the 2nd battalion Scots Guards captured one of the most strongly defended Argentine positions of the Falklands campaign, their losses were 9 killed and 43 wounded. |
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