Sujet

The Remnant of an Army', (1901).

Légende

'The Remnant of an Army', (1901). Episode from the first Anglo-Afghan War: William Brydon, assistant surgeon in the Bengal Army, arriving at the gates of Jalalabad in Afghanistan in January 1842, bringing the first word of the fate of the 'Army of Afghanistan'. Brydon was the only survivor of an evacuation of British personnel. The 4,500 British soldiers and 12,000 camp-followers who left Kabul on 6 January were all massacred. After 'Remnants of an Army', a painting of 1879, in the Tate Gallery in London. From "The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. I. - To The End of the Indian Mutiny", by J. Maclaren Cobban. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]

Date

1901

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19F15_294

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

60,1Mo (2,5Mo) / 50,5cm x 29,8cm / 5970 x 3520 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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