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The Matabella [sic] War With Col. Whinfields Column, 1896 (c)

pen and ink with wash, drawing

Accession Number

NAM.1999-08-6-2

Description

The Matabella [sic] War With Col. Whinfields Column, 1896 (c). One page of pen and ink with wash drawings; artist unknown; from an illustrated account of the 2nd Matabele War (1896-1897) on nine sheets of paper, 18 sides. Front: picture 5: caption describes the advance of the column, lists casualties including Maj Richards, Cape Mounted Infantry; Capt Pain with 7th Hussars under Maj Fowler advancing and skirmishing towards enemy held hills. Verso: pictures 6 and 7: caption describes Fowler and Pain, outflanked, leading a charge; vignette: Capt Pain, Queen’s.

Campaigns

2nd Matabele War (1896-1897)

Units

7th (Queen’s Own) Hussars

People

Inscriptions

Front: Picture 5: 'After 12 day marching during which/ there was a lot of small skirmishes/ in which we lost 5 men killed and 30 wounded including Major Richards/ C.M. Infantry. the column arrives at/ some hills held by the enemy so the force halts while Col. Winfield sends/ forward Capt Pain ( The Queen's) with 50 of the 7th Hussars/ (not 10th as stated before) under Major Fowler./ When about 900 yds from the hill the enemy/ began firing so Major Fowler dismounts/ half his force and skirmishes to within/ 500 yds of their position and discovers/ that they are in great force:-' Verso: Pictures 6 and 7: 'While this was going on. a large/ party of the enemy had been creeping/ round their left flank and/ when they went to retire found a/ large force of spearmen between/ them and the camp. But they never/ gave way but mounted and charged/ with Major Fowler & Capt. Pain (the Queen's)/ at their head.' Vignette: ' Capt. Pain (on the staff)/ (The Queen's)/ was in charge of the / mounted infantry in the / Burmah War.'