Sujet

'Crushed by Rolling Stones, Mown Down by Volleys of Musket-Shot The Men Fell In Hundreds', 1908, (c1 Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton.

Légende

'Crushed by Rolling Stones, Mown Down by Volleys of Musket-Shot The Men Fell In Hundreds', 1908, (c1920). The First Afghan War 1839-1842, ended with an Afghan victory and a decimated British Army. On the long treat from Kabul, many exhausted soldiers perished, crushed by rolling stones and musket-shot fired by Afghan hill tribes hidden in the hills and valleys. From Our Empire Story, by H. E. Marshall [Thomas Nelson And Sons, London, c1920]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1908

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C77_193

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

28,7Mo (2,6Mo) / 22,6cm x 31,9cm / 2669 x 3762 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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