Pathan officer of the Punjab Irregular Cavalry, 1860 (c)
Photograph, India, 1860.
The British conquest of the Punjab in 1849 brought about the formation of the Punjab Irregular Force, nominally under the control of the Bengal Army (1200 miles away in Calcutta), but not formally part of it. In 1865 the force was renamed the Punjab Frontier Force.
From a book of notes and photographs compiled by Captain P S Lumsden, 1860.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1954-05-14-2-8
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1954-05-14-2-8
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