A foraging party in the village of Kinburn, Joseph Archer Crowe, 24 November 1855

A foraging party in the village of kinburn. Illustration for the illustrated london news, 24 november 1855. Read the iln article a foraging party at kinburn. When the allies made their appearance at kinburn, on the l5th of october, they took the enemy completely by surprise, and the result was that a considerable amount of provisions fell into their hands. At one place a plentiful supply of salted mackerel and herrings was found and at another a quantity of poultry; and everywhere there seemed abundance of cabbages, potatoes, and tomatoes; but all speedily disappeared under the consuming power of the commissariat. A number of pigs were caught by the soldiers in the village of kinburn and slaughtered without mercy. The scene we have engraved represents a foraging party in pursuit of sundry fugitives of that interesting tribe. Object Type: print. Date: 24 November 1855. Medium: wood engraving. Depicted Place: Kinburn. A foraging party in the village of Kinburn - ILN-1855-1124-0012