This is one of a set of eight ovals recorded in Kensington Palace in 1778 (see also CW 23, 403545; CW 24, 404345; CW 251, 406427; CW 252, 406428; CW 254, 406422; CW 255, 403547; CW 256, 406423). They appear to be good nearly contemporary imitations of the style of Philips Wouwermans, in the case of six of them (including this one), and Nicolaes Berchem, in the case of the remaining two. This scene shows a fierce struggle conducted between cavalry and infantry. In the left foreground a soldier on a white charger is shot at close range by a soldier with a musket behind him; a man lies on the ground beneath him; a pitched battle is waged beyond.