Width: 29 cm Text: 23 cm

Inscribed verso: ‘During the action at Boliwal on the 26th March 1859 Lieut Chalmers Jat Horse/ whilst leading on his men at some guns in position was attacked from/ behind a tree by a sepoy - owing to the restiveness of his charger Lieut/ Chalmers was at one time exposed to great danger two more sepoys/ having also attacked him. A Jemadar of his squadron seeing the/ peril in which his officer was. Galloped to his assistance and after/ several endeavours succeeded in running his lance through the body/ of the most formidable one, when Lieut Chalmers, thus relieved polished/ off the other two/ N.B. The Man is a fact; the horse a fiction-especially about the hind legs!’