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Line of march of Bengal Regiment of Infantry in Scinde - Infantry

Line of march of Bengal Regiment of Infantry in Scinde

‘Line of March of Bengal Regiment of Infantry in Scinde’ is illustrated by  Frederic Peter Layard (1818-91), who was enlisted as an ensign in the East India Company’s armed forces. Layard shared a passion for art with many of his colleagues in the civil and military services of the East India Company. This book illustrates… Read more »

French Sepoy Regiment, Pondicherry - Infantry

French Sepoy Regiment, Pondicherry

This late 19th-century photograph is of the French Sepoy Regiment standing in front of the statue of Joseph Francois Dupleix, Governor-General of the French establishment in India. Pondicherry, a port town on the Coromandel coast, was governed by numerous southern dynasties before European forces arrived in the 1600s, including the Pallavas, Pandyas, Cholas. Powerful European imperial… Read more »