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‘The 21st Empress of India’s Lancers. A Memento of the Famous Charge at Omdurman Sept 2nd 1898’, 1899 (c). Photomechanical print after Sergeant Hicks, 1899 (c). The title, surmounted by the Royal Arms and flanked by vignettes of a trooper and an officer of the 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers, continues, ‘Muster Roll of Officers, N.C.O’s. and Men who served in the Soudan Campaign’; below which is a scroll entitled, ‘Names of N.C.O’s. & Men present at the Charge’; two smaller scrolls on either side record the (to the left), ‘Names of Officers at the Charge, Sept 2nd 1898’, and (to the right), ‘Names of Staff Sergts & Sergts at the Charge’; with sprigs of oak leaves. Below these scrolls is a wreath enclosing an ‘In Memoriam’ inscription commemorating those men killed during the battle, flanked by oak leaf sprigs and two Victoria Crosses. On either side of the print, are two classical female figures in drapery, holding wreaths, while standing on columns. In the lower half of the print are three more scrolls under the title, ‘Muster Roll of Officers, NCO’s & Men Serving at Cairo, 1899’. Below, is a depiction of the Charge of the 21st Lancers at Omdurman. Associated with the Battle of Omdurman, 2nd Sudan War (1896-1899).

Omdurman, Battle of, 1898 (2nd Sudan War 1895-1899)