Cromwell Gallery

Tank Battle in Villers Bocage, France 1944

Illustration showing a battle between German Tiger tanks and British tanks and infantry in the village of Villers Bocage, Normandy, June 1944. A British tank (on left), which might be a Cromwell or Sherman, is shown knocking out one German Tiger (centre) by shooting through a hole in the corner house. Another Tiger tank (right) is coming under fire from British machine guns and PIAT's, some of whom can be seen extreme right. This illustration was drawn by Captain Bryan de Grineau, the Illustrated London New's artist, from a description given to him by an eye-witness, Mr. Tom Treanor of the Los Angeles Times'. Date: 1944

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Attack on the port of Leith, Scotland, July 1650, by Cromwell's English New Model Army

Attack on the port of Leith, Scotland, July 1650, by Cromwell's English New Model Army against Scottish forces (under David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark) during the English Civil War (1642-1651). It was a prelude to the Battle of Dunbar, which followed on 3 September. Date: 1650

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John de Courcy's helmet, Oliver Cromwell's

Helmet of John de Courcy, Earl of Ulster 1,2, Oliver Cromwell's headpiece 3, tilting helmet 4,5. Copperplate engraving from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812. Helmet of John de Courcy, Earl of Ulster 1,2, Oliver Cromwell's headpiece 3, tilting helmet 4,5. Copperplate engraving from Francis Grose's Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812. Date:

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