Indian Cavalry Camp, Malta

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Following its crushing defeat in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), Turkey was forced to recognise the independence of Montenegro, Serbia and Romania, together with Russian control of Bulgaria, Ardahan, Kars, Batum and Bayazid. Fearful that this might be the prelude to a further increase in Russian power in Central Asia, the British Government dispatched a force to Malta in April 1878. The Malta Expeditionary Force included two regiments of Indian native cavalry and six of infantry, with supporting artillery and sappers and miners.
Title

Indian Cavalry Camp, Malta

Date

1878

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 22.8 x W 48 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1963-06-42-5

Acquisition method

purchased from the Parker Gallery, 1963

Work type

Painting

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