GOLD FRAME, 95 MM WIDE  
 

INCLUDING FRAME 450 X 340 MM.   ART 260 X 160 MM.  THE ART WILL NOT BE A DISAPPOINTMENT, A GEM OF A PAINTING.  A LOVELY GIFT FOR A BIRTHDAY

This painting is my impression of the Battle of Blaauwberg, the morning before the battle at sunrise, also known as the Battle of Cape Town, fought near Cape Town on 8 January 1806, was a small but significant military engagement. It established the British rule in South Africa, which was to have many ramifications during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The battle began at sunrise, with exchanges of artillery fire. They were followed by an advance by Janssens's militia cavalry (Dutch), and volleys of musket fire from both sides. Then, one of Janssens's hired foreign units, in the centre of his line, turned and ran from the field. A British bayonet charge disposed of the units on Janssens's right flank, and he ordered his remaining troops to withdraw.

Janssens began the battle with 2,049 troops, and lost 353 in casualties and desertions. Baird (Britain) began the battle with 5,399 men, and had 212 casualties.

From Blaauwberg, Janssens moved inland to a farm in the Tygerberg area, and from there his troops moved inland to the Elands Kloof in the Hottentots-Holland mountains, about 50km from Cape Town.

SIGNED BY ARTIST :  MIKE TALJAARD  

I am the Well known Artist (Mike Taljaard) from Cape Town, South Africa and you buy directly from me as the artist saving you money (no sales commission). Painted in 2012.

Display of art playing with colors.

  The art is IMPRESSIONISTIC with layers of paint.

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