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WD247(40)
- Record Id:
- 040-003851606
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003851564
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100120694869.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162039323.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD247(40)
- Title:
- f.40' Pass of Nufoosk near Kahun. Advance of the Storm party, 31st Aug. 1840.
- Scope & Content:
- Pencil, pen-and-ink and wash drawing of Naffusak Pass near Kahun by George Boyd (1800-1850) in 1840. The drawing is inscribed: 'Defeat of Major Clibborne in attempt to relieve Capt Browne's post at Kahun Fort. Aug 31st, 1840.' This drawing is for plate 3 of R. Kirk's,' Views of defiles and mountain passes in Affghanistan' (London, 1841).During the First Afghan War (1839-1842) a detachment of British troops were stationed at the fort of Kahan in Baluchistan under the command of Captain Lewis Brown. The force of 140 men held off attacks from Baluchi tribesmen from May until September 1840 before a relieving party under Major Clibborn approached. In an attempt to storm the Naffusak Pass Major Clibborn’s forces were repulsed receiving heavy losses; of 650 men, 179 were killed and 92 wounded. Many of his force died of heat and thirst. The fort of Kahan was forced to capitulate with the honours of war.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003851564
040-003851606 - Is part of:
- WD247 : Album of 95 drawings chiefly of landscapes and monuments in the Deccan, W. India and Afghanistan. 1821-44. Includes some work by other…
WD247(40) : f.40' Pass of Nufoosk near Kahun. Advance of the Storm party, 31st Aug. 1840. - Hierarchy:
- 032-003851564[0042]/040-003851606
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD247
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162039323.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1840
- End Date:
- 1840
- Date Range:
- 1840
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Pen and ink on paper; 23 x 35.6 cm
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 137-139
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)