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Golundauz, Madras Horse Artillery; and Sowar, Madras Light Cavalry, 1835 (c).

Golundaz, Horse Artillery and Sowar, Light Cavalry, 1835 (c)

Watercolour on European paper by a Company artist, Tanjore, 1835 (c).

A 'golundaz' was an Indian gunner. The term translates as a thrower of balls, from the Persian words 'gol', meaning ball, and 'andakhtun' which means to throw. 'Sowar' was a Hindi term for cavalry trooper.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1965-04-18-2

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1965-04-18-2