
Sujet
Storming of the Dargai Heights by the 1st Gordon Highlanders and the Gurkhas, 1897 (1906). Artists: Vereker Monteith Hamilton, Unknown.
Légende
Storming of the Dargai Heights by the 1st Gordon Highlanders and the Gurkhas, 1897 (1906). Figthing between British troops and Afridi tribesmen on the North-West Frontier during the Tirah Campaign. Four Victoria Crosses were awarded after the action. One of the recipients was piper George Findlater (pictured) who continued to play to encourage his battalion`s advance, despite having been wounded. From Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]
The Print Collector collection
Date
1906
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C71_175
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
40,2Mo (4,6Mo) / 36,6cm x 27,5cm / 4320 x 3250 (300dpi)