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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 1012

Charge of the 16th (Queen's Own) Lancers at the Battle of Aliwal, January 28th 1846.

Published by R. Ackermann, 191 Regent Street, 12 July 1847, with a dedication to Colonel C. R. Cureton C.B. and other officers of the 16th Lancers. Engraved by John Harris, and hand-coloured by Henry Martens (1790-1868).

Hand-coloured engraving. 670mm x 810mm including frame. The verso with a label for The Parker Gallery, 2 Albemarle Street, London.

An iconic image, often reproduced, of the 16th Lancers attacking massed Sikh infantry at the Battle of Aliwal, 28 January 1846. Major J. R. Smith is depicted leading the Regiment, sword in hand.

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