Sujet

The Peiwar Khotal', 1878, (1901).

Légende

'The Peiwar Khotal', 1878, (1901). 'The point of view is from No.2 Mountain Battery Camp. A gun of the enemy was placed upon the end of the central spur. The "Khotal" is up the dark passage to the right of the spur. Drawing by W. McCracken, Magi and Dakaiti Department, India, from a sketch made the day before the attack.' View of the Peiwar Kotal Pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan, scene of the Battle of Peiwar Kotal, fought on 28-29 November 1878 between British forces under Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts and Afghan forces under Karim Khan, during the opening stages of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The British won the battle and seized the strategic Pass. 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_248

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

59,2Mo (2,3Mo) / 47,7cm x 31,1cm / 5630 x 3676 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Paysage montagne montagnes vallée Britannique géographie militaire guerre siècle Grande-Bretagne UK Royaume-Uni Angleterre concept bataille 19e siècle col Années 1900 20e siècle dix-neuvième siècle histoire historique The Print Collector military camp paysage The Raj Roberts Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts TC and EC Jack Jack Second Anglo-Afghan War 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 Frederick Sleigh Battle of Peiwar Kotal Peiwar Kotal Pass W McCracken McCracken W. McCracken W W. McCracken