‘Hodson’s Horse at Rhotuck’, 1857
lithograph, coloured, print
Accession Number
NAM.1971-02-33-495-14
Description
‘Hodson’s Horse at Rhotuck’, 1857. Coloured lithograph, No 14 from 'The Campaign in India 1857-58 from drawings made during the eventful period of the Great Mutiny, illustrating the military operations before Delhi and its neighbourhood'. A series of 26 coloured lithographs by W Simpson, E Walker and others, after G F Atkinson, published by Day and Son, 1857-58. Associated with the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Hodson's Horse was a unit of loyalist Indian cavalry raised by Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859). Depicted here engaging rebel cavalry, their distinctive uniforms of scarlet turbans and beige tunics are clearly evident.
Campaigns
Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)
Units
Associated collection
