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File:The Crimean War, 1854 - 1856 Q71488.jpg

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Artist
Roger Fenton
Description
English: The Crimean War, 1854 - 1856

The Commander of the British Light Division, Lieutenant General Sir George Brown (1790 - 1865) and his staff. Brown had earlier served in the Peninsula War and was reputed to be a severe disciplinarian. He was wounded at the Battle of Inkerman and subsequently invalided home. Brown served as Commander in Chief, Ireland during 1860 - 1865.

General Brown seated, and officers of the Light Division.

L-R listed per flipped version: Captain Arthur Edward Valette Ponsonby, 1st (or Grenadier) Regiment of Foot Guards (1827-1868), Major Edmund Gilling Hallewell (1822-1869), Captain Richard Lyons Otway Pearson (1831-1890), General Richard Airey, 1st Baron Airey (1803-81) or Colonel James Talbot Airey (1812-1898), Lieutenant General Sir George Brown G.C.B. (1790-1865), orderley, Captain William Thomas Markham (1830-1886), Coldstream Guards, Colonel John Studholme Brownrigg (1814–1889).

Note: James Talbot Airey was promoted colonel on 26 December 1859.
Date between 1854 and 1856
date QS:P571,+1854-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1854-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1856-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//8/media-8390/large.jpg
This photograph Q 71488 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
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(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Other versions
  • Ponsonby, Pearson & Markham
    Ponsonby, Pearson & Markham
  • flipped but annotated wth some names
    flipped but annotated wth some names
Part of
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Royal Archives, Windsor Collection
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  • Associated people and organisations
    Brown, George
  • Associated places
    Crimea, Ukraine, Ireland
  • Associated events
    Crimean War 1854-1856
  • Associated themes
    British Army pre-1914, Crimean War 1853-1856
  • Associated keywords
    Clothing
Category
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photographs

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