File:Plate No. 17. Sappers at work in the Batteries - NAM 173417.jpg
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[edit]'Sappers at work in the Batteries'
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Captain George Franklin Atkinson. Day & Son (publisher) |
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'Sappers at work in the Batteries' |
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English: No. 17, Captain George Franklin Atkinson, a view of the 'Sappers at work in the Batteries', 1857, from the book 'The Campaign in India, 1857-8', published 1859.
In the weeks leading up to the British assault on Delhi in September 1857 gun batteries were established within close range of the city walls. This was dangerous work and many sappers were killed by rebel musketry and artillery fire. Once established, the British gun batteries were able to silence the rebel guns and then make breaches in the bastions and walls for the attacking troops. The capture of Delhi was key to the suppression of the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). |
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| Date | 1859 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | lithograph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NAM. 1971-02-33-495-17 |
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| Credit line | National Army Museum, London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1971-02-33-495-17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 17:54, 4 June 2024 | | 960 × 770 (160 KB) | Broichmore (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:George Franklin Atkinson|after}} |author = after Captain George Franklin Atkinson. Day & Son (publisher) |title = 'Sappers at work in the Batteries' |object type = print |description ={{en|1= No. 17, Captain George Franklin Atkinson, a view of the 'Sappers at work in the Batteries', 1857'', from the book 'The Campaign in India, 1857-8', published 1859. In the weeks leading up to the British assault on Delhi in S... |
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