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Trukkee, 28th February 1845 (an incident during Sir Charles Napier’s Hill campaign in Baluchistan)

George Jones (1786–1869)

National Army Museum

Trukkee, 28th February 1845 (an incident during Sir Charles Napier’s Hill campaign in Baluchistan)

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In 1844 General Sir Charles James Napier (1782–1853), Governor of Sind, led a campaign against hill tribesmen operating on the north-west frontier between India and Afghanistan, in an area which is now in Pakistan. High up in the mountains, their base, 'Trukkee', was an almost inaccessible, basin-like position, shielded by perpendicular cliffs of rock, with only two points of access.

This is a study for the large painting of the same title, exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1856, and presented by the artist in 1860 to the United Service Club.

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Title

Trukkee, 28th February 1845 (an incident during Sir Charles Napier’s Hill campaign in Baluchistan)

Date

c.1856

Medium

oil on board

Measurements

H 39.4 x W 29.9 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1963-11-4

Acquisition method

gift from Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co., 1963

Work type

Painting

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George Jones

1786–1869

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