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A Sapper of the Madras Sappers and Miners, 1857
From a set of 12 prints after P W Reynolds, 'Uniforms of the Madras Pioneers and Madras Sappers and Miners', 1780-1936. Published, 1930 (c).
Raised in 1780 as the 'Madras Pioneers', the unit was expanded and renamed the 'Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners' in 1831. During the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) they took part in the capture of Lucknow and the campaign in Central India.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1951-02-9-8
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1951-02-9-8