Drill Order, Kirkee

One of Fairlie’s three Kirkee lithographs is this one, titled Drill Order, showing the wonderful spectacle of the 10th Hussars galloping in long ranks over the plain (Maidan) in India. This must be in the winter months as they are wearing their blue stable dress as opposed to the white summer uniform. The shakos still have the white quilted cover. The officers are out front, wearing dress pouchbelts. The men wear white leather pouchbelts and all of them have a black leather sabretache slung from their waistbelt. The front rank hold their swords at the ready while the rear rank rest the blade on the right shoulder. The regimental field days were commanded by the CO in the vicinity of Kirkee but later there were divisional field days in Poona.

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