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Hodson's Horse
Felice Beato1858–1859
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Hodson's Horse was a new British regiment created during the Indian Mutiny in 1857. This irregular light cavalry of two thousand horses was named after its leader, Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson (1821-1858). The regiment included British military officers as well as native soldiers, many of whom were Sikhs from the region of Punjab.
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Details
- Title: Hodson's Horse
- Creator: Felice Beato, Henry Hering
- Date Created: 1858–1859
- Location Created: India
- Physical Dimensions: 23.2 × 29.3 cm (9 1/8 × 11 9/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Albumen silver print
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2007.26.141
- Culture: British
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Partial gift from the Wilson Centre for Photography
- Creator Display Name: Felice Beato (English, born Italy, 1832 - 1909) Henry Hering (British, 1814 - 1893)
- Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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