Sujet

Captain Aylmer Ignited The Fuse, 1902. Artist: AP.

Légende

Captain Aylmer Ignited The Fuse, 1902. On 2nd December, 1891, during the assault on Nilt Fort, British India, Captain Aylmer, forced open the inner gate with gun-cotton which he had placed and ignited, and although severely wounded, fired 19 shots with his revolver, killing several of the enemy, and remained fighting until no longer able. For this action he was awareded the Victoria Cross. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1902

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D09_141

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

118,3Mo (5,6Mo) / 52,4cm x 56,6cm / 6185 x 6683 (300dpi)

Mots clés

dehors bâtiment bâtiments personnes gens mâle homme hommes fort arts livre type la mort explosion fortification guerre siècle blessure littérature Le Pakistan concept B&W capitaine MONOCHROME blessé Armée guerre 19e siècle noir et blanc noir et blanc B W les années 1900 20e siècle dix-neuvie siècle The Print Collector engraving portrait Gilgit Cassells Co Cassell & Co Cassell & Cassell and Company Ltd Cassell & Company Battles of the Nineteenth Century AP Nilt Baltistan James Aylmer Lowthorpe Haldane Haldane James Aylmer Lowthorpe Aylmer Haldane Captain Aylmer engraving portrait