Rescuing the Wounded Under Fire in Afghanistan



This Elizabeth Butler painting was completed in 1905. The painting depicts a trooper rescuing one of his wounded comrades from almost certain death at the hands of Afghan tribesman and was intended to relate to a battle during the Tirah campaign of 1897/98. Image Courtesy of National Army Museum



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