Lieutenant-Colonel Charles McCarthy, Royal African Corps, 1812 (c)
Miniature watercolour on ivory, artist unknown, 1812 (c).
McCarthy (1764-1824) was the governor of the Cape Coast (now Ghana) and commanding a British expedition during the First Ashanti War (1823-183) in 1824. His column was defeated at Nsamankow on 21 January and McCarthy was killed. His head was taken by the Ashanti as a war trophy.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1966-12-8-2
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Global Role gallery
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1966-12-8-2