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Magdhaba diorama

Magdhaba

Sculpture: Leslie Bowles
Painting: Louis McCubbin, George Browning

The battle of Magdhaba took place on 23 December 1916. The diorama depicts the climax of the Australian attack on Redoubt Number 4. Although not trained or armed as cavalry, troops of the 10th Light Horse Regiment galloped through and over the Turkish post waving bayonets.

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