Plate 8. British outpost at rodawala, near the site of the battle of sobraon. Location given below. First edition. Occupied by the british piquets on the 10th of february. Sobraon is 1500 yards on the right
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plate number as given by sequence in this volume set gifted to j. Gladstone from t. Bateson in january 1849. Dedication on title page: 'j. Gladstone from his affectionate thomas bateson, january 1849. References: abbey travel ii 472; bobins 252. First edition
recollections of india. Drawn on stone by j. D. Harding from the original drawings by charles stewart hardinge. Part i: british india and the punjab. Part ii kashmir and the alpine punjab. London: publisher and printseller: thomas mclean, 26 haymarket, london, 1847. This depicts the outpost in advance of rhodawala (rode jallewala). During the first anglo-sikh war (1845-46) platforms were built into these trees by sikh soldiers so that sentries could watch the movement of british troops at rhodawala. However, the british took possession of this outpost in february 1846. According to charles hardinge, the troops could hear "the light song and rolling note of the 'nukaruh' [kettle drum] at night. "
gurduwara sahib (rode jallewala), the outpost
sabraon memorial (anglo-sikh war, shubhra), the site of the battle
object location31° 06′ 29. 87″ n, 74° 52′ 05. 5″ e view this and other nearby images on: openstreetmap 31. 108298; 74. 868195. Object Type: print. Date: 1847. Dimensions: height: 420 mm (16.53 in); width: 536 mm (21.10 in) Binding/Size L=FOLIO. Medium: lithograph. Depicted Place: Sobraon. Plate 8. British outpost at Rodawala, near Sobraon - Part 1. Recollections of India (FIRST EDITION) 5588 008
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