Officers' helmet, 1st Cavalry, Gwalior Contingent, 1848 (c)
The Gwalior Contingent was a body of Indian troops, commanded by British officers of the East India Company, in the service of Maharajah Sindia, the pro-British ruler of the Indian princely state of Gwalior. During the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859) the contingent rebelled against Sindia and their British officers.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1952-06-4-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Global Role gallery
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1952-06-4-1