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DiaporamaTitle (Original): Plan of the Attack on Mundlah Stormed on the 26th April 1818 By the Left Division of the Grand Army under the personal Command of Major General Dyson Marshall.
Watercolor- WallArt
1818- 19th Century
28.0 x 44.0 cm
Kalakriti Archives
Mandla, until the mid-18th Century, was the centre of the Garha-Mandla kingdom (a Rajput-Gond dynasty) and is located far to east of the general theatre of the war. The city and its great fort lay well-protected at a sharp bend along the Narmada River. In April 1818, British zeal towards seizing Mandla was motivated by the fact that, the month before, the fort’s killedar had treacherously (although unsuccessfully) tried to kill a British officer who was travelling under a flag of truce. The British arrived at Mandla on April 18, 1818 and with considerable difficulty constructed siege batteries across the river facing the fort. By April 26 they had severely damaged the fort’s walls before mounting what turned out to be a messy storming raid upon the bastion, during which 500 of the defenders were killed. Mandla quickly surrendered thereafter.
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About this artwork
- Title: Title (Original): Plan of the Attack on Mundlah Stormed on the 26th April 1818 By the Left Division of the Grand Army under the personal Command of Major General Dyson Marshall.
- Artist: lieutenant colonel valentine blacker
- Year: 1818
- Original dimensions: 28.0 x 44.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Kalakriti Archives
- Medium: Watercolor
- Corpus context: topographical watercolor , war strategy documentation
- Color palette: Neutrals
Quick Facts
- Medium: Watercolor
- Location: Kalakriti Archives, Hyderabad, India
- Notable elements: Map with buildings, roads, rivers, and troops
- Subject or theme: British military attack on Mundlah
- Artistic style: Vintage watercolor map
- Artist: Lieutenant Colonel Valentine Blacker
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