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Return of troops from the Ashantee War: presenting a goat to the 23rd (Royal Welsh) Fusiliers, 1874. Creator: Unknown.

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Return of troops from the Ashantee War: presenting a goat to the 23rd (Royal Welsh) Fusiliers, 1874. Third Anglo-Ashanti War - British soldiers arrive home. 'The arrival in England of the several regiments lately employed in the Ashantee War, the 23rd Welsh Fusiliers, the 42nd Highlanders, and the Rifle Brigade, with the detachments of Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery, Royal Marine Artillery, and Royal Marine Light Infantry, besides many sailors invalided home from their ships on the West African station, was announced last week. Their landing at Portsmouth was in each instance made the occasion of hearty popular rejoicings and of congratulations offered by the municipality of that town, the military garrison, and the commander and staff of the military district...[Our Illustration depicts] the presentation to the 23rd Welsh Fusiliers, by the town of Portsmouth, of a fine white goat, with gilt horns and much decorative ribbon, to accompany its march on parade. This animal is to replace the goat presented to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers by her Majesty the Queen, which died at Cape Coast Castle'. From "Illustrated London News", 1874.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A32_422

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Droits gérés

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11,8Mo (1,0Mo) / 14,8cm x 20,0cm / 1743 x 2366 (300dpi)

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