Sujet

The Devotion of General Roberts's Sikh Orderly at Spingawi', (1901).

Légende

'The Devotion of General Roberts's Sikh Orderly at Spingawi', (1901). Incident during the Afghan Wars: 'on my being hit in the hand by a spent bullet, and turning to look round in the direction it came from, I beheld one of the Sikhs' [Dhyan Singh his notable name] 'standing with his arms stretched out trying to screen me from the enemy, which he could easily do, for he was a grand specimen of a man, head and shoulders taller than myself'. Account by British major general Sir Frederick, 1st Earl Roberts (1832-1914) of an event that occurred c1878 on the border between Afghanistan and India (now Pakistan). After a work made late 19th-early 20th century. From "The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. II. - To The Abdication of Yakub Khan", by J. Maclaren Cobban. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Date

1901

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F15_128

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,3Mo (1,8Mo) / 34,4cm x 44,0cm / 4058 x 5196 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Gens Homme Hommes religieux Indien gamme de montagne pays religion Britannique géographie attaque courage protection dévotion Indiens guerre fidèle endroit Forces Armées siècle Grande-Bretagne UK Royaume-Uni Angleterre ordonné soldats soldat Le Pakistan concept courageux Armée guerre Sikh de dévotion 19e siècle Années 1900 20e siècle Armée Britannique dix-neuvième siècle Sikhism histoire historique The Print Collector Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts Anonyme Roberts Lord Frederick Sleigh Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts Frederick Sleigh Roberts Baron Roberts of Kandahar and Waterford Earl Roberts Frederick Sleigh TC and EC Jack Jack 1st Earl Roberts Frederick Roberts Lord Robe TC and EC T. C. & E. C. Jack T. C. & E. C. J Maclaren Cobban Cobban J Maclaren James Maclaren J. Maclaren Cobban J. Maclaren James Maclaren Cobban Shahidan Spin Ghar Spingawi Simon Harmon Vedder Vedder Simon Harmon