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Battle of Flodden 9th september 1513 by Brian Palmer. (PC) Postcard One edition : £2.50

Charge of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of the Balaclava by Brian Palmer. (PC) Postcard One edition : £2.50

Polish Winged Lancers - Battle of Vienna, September 12th 1683 by Brian Palmer. (PC) Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. One edition : £2.90

Into the Valley of Death by Brian Palmer. (PC) Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. One edition : £2.90

Spartacus. The Slaves Revolt - 71 BC by Brian Palmer. (PC) Collector's Postcard - Restricted Initial Print Run of 100 cards. One edition : £2.90

Battle of Crecy by Brian Palmer. (PC) Postcard One edition : £2.50

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Battle of Flodden 9th september 1513 by Brian Palmer. (PC) While King Henry VIII was invading France, King James IV of Scotland crossed the Tweed into Northern England with a Scots Army of 50,000. With the majority of the English army away in France, the defense of England was left to Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey with an army of 25,000 men. The murderous storm of arrows from the English longbow men cut though he Scottish Schiltrons (dense circles of Spearman). The English cavalry exploited this, cutting through the Scots infantry. this was followed by hand to hand fighting, with the English infantry slaughtering the surviving Scots. At the end of the battle King James IV was dead, along with most of the Scottish nobles. The battle was the last battle to be won by the longbow.

Charge of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of the Balaclava by Brian Palmer. (PC) After taking horrendous casualties during the infamous charge, the 17th lancers were the first to reach the Russian guns at the end of the Valley. From the 673 men who started the charge, 113 men were killed and many others wounded. The Light Brigade was made up of the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons, 8th and 11th Hussars and the 17th Lancers. A spectating French officer, General Pierre Bosquet proclaimed - It is magnificent but it is not war.

Polish Winged Lancers - Battle of Vienna, September 12th 1683 by Brian Palmer. (PC) In an attempt to expand into Europe, Ottoman Turks under the command of Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa laid siege to Vienna for two months. A coalition of Polish, German and Austrians led by John III Sobieski, the King of Poland, arrived before Vienna to raise the siege. Sobieski led a charge of 20,000 cavalry, including the fearsome Winged Hussars into the Ottoman camp and completely routed their army. The battle was over in three hours, the Turks fled the field leaving behind tents, weapons, battle standards and provisions. The threat to Europe had been reversed, and this battle signaled the beginning of the end for the Ottoman Empire.

Into the Valley of Death by Brian Palmer. (PC) After the charge up the valley and taking huge losses, The Light Brigade crashed through the Russian guns at the end of the valley. They were counter- charged by Russian cavalry. Shown here are the 11th and 8th Hussars engaging the Russian Uhlans and Dragoons. The losses to the Light Brigade were very high - 113 killed, and 134 wounded. General Pierre Bosquet after witnessing the charge remarked - It is magnificent but it is not war. The battle of Balaclava, finally ended leaving Balalcava still in British Hands.

Spartacus. The Slaves Revolt - 71 BC by Brian Palmer. (PC) For two years Spartacus and his army of escaped slaves and Gladiators defeated every Roman Legion sent against him. Eventually in 71BC, they were trapped and destroyed by six Legions led by Crassus.

Battle of Crecy by Brian Palmer. (PC) Battle of Crecy 26th August 1346. On 12th July Edward III landed in Normandy with his army and marching north plundered the countryside. King Philip VI assembled an army to stop Edward and tracked them across the Somme River. When Edward reached Crecy he stopped and ordered his army to take up defensive positions. King Philip surveyed the English positions and decided to postpone his attack until August 27th. However, the French vanguard pressed forward too far and so committed the entire army to the battle. The hired Genoese crossbowmen began the assault but came under severe attack from the English longbows and so fled to the rear. King Philip then ordered his cavalry to charge resulting in a huge loss of horse and man under the barrage of arrows which rained down on them. By the end of the night after several unsuccessful assaults the French army was reduced by a third and King John of Luxemburg was dead. Edward then turned towards Calais.