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A Royal Horse Artillery gun crew loading, 1844 (c)

Oil on canvas by Henry Martens (fl 1825-65), 1844 (c).

The Royal Horse Artillery (RHA) was raised in 1793 in order to provide mobile fire support for the cavalry. Six-horse teams were normally used to haul the RHA's three, six and nine-pounder guns into action. In this image a gun crew load a field gun while a sergeant major aims the weapon. A mounted officer looks on in the background.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1986-06-7-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1986-06-7-1