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ROGER FENTON (1819-69)
Major Burton and officers of the 5th Dragoon Guards
1855Albumen print | 15.5 x 21.1 cm (image) | RCIN 2500399
Photograph of Major Burton (1827-1882) and officers of the 5th Dragoon Guards including Dr Cattell, Lieutenant Montgomery, Lieutenant Hampton, Lieutenant Ferguson, Major Inglis, Captain Godman, Captain Halford, Lieutenant Burnand and Quartermaster Bewley. The soldiers stand in a loose semicircle with one man sitting on the ground to the right. All are wearing military uniform. Behind them is a hillside and a row of tents to the right.
The 5th Dragoon Guards served during the Crimean War and fought in the Battle of Balaklava.
Creator(s)
Roger Fenton (1819-69) (photographer)
Subject(s)
Lieutenant BurnandQuartermaster BewleyDr CattellLieutenant MontgomeryLieutenant HamptonLieutenant FergusonCaptain William Inglis (active 1855)Lieutenant Richard Temple GodmanCaptain Charles Augustus Drake Halford (1831-1907)Burton, Adolphus William Desart, Major (1827-1882)Army-GB-Cavalry-5th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Dragoon Guards (1846-1920)Army-GB-Cavalry Regiments15.5 x 21.1 cm (image)
57.3 x 44.6 cm (page dimensions)
Major Burton & officers 5th Dragoons
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Clothing
- Costume
- Uniforms
- Military uniforms
- Uniforms
- Costume
- Travel Goods
- Tents
- Clothing
- Industries, Crafts and Trades
- Social sciences
- Military affairs
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Wars
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Crimean War (1853-1856)
- Wars of the nineteenth century
- Wars
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
