shell, mortar, shell
Accession Number
NAM.1973-04-16-1
Description
Mortar shell, used during the 2nd Sikh War, Multan, 1849; hollow body with two suspension rings and brass plate with inscription, ' THiS BRASS SHELL / (Weighing 87lbs) / was fired from the ramperts of / MOOLTAN iN THE PUNJAUB / by the Seikhs into the British Camp during the siege / and capture of the City on 2nd January 1849. / it was secured and brought to England as a Trophy / BY THE LATE MAJOR GENERAL i. B. BELLASiS. / who with his cousin COLONEL E. MAUDE / was present throughout the Siege / H.i.B. 1904'.
Events
Multan, Siege of, 1848-49 (2nd Sikh War 1848-1849)
