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The Capture of Tubabakalong, Gambia 1866

Photograph of an oil painting by L W Desanges showing Samuel Hodge, West India Regiment winning the Victoria Cross at Tubabakolong, Gambia, 1866.

Colonel George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy (1818-1885) commanded the 3rd West India Regiment and was appointed Governor of Gambia in 1859. In 1866 D'Arcy led a punitive expedition against a rebel leader which resulted in the capture of the fortified town of Tubabakolong. It was for this action that Private Samuel Hodge of the 4th West India Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross.

The oil painting is located in Penlee House Gallery and Museum, Penzance, Cornwall since 1934.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1980-07-28--1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, Out of Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1980-07-28--1