Sir Henry Havelock, Bt Greetings Card

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Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Sir Henry Havelock, Bt NPG D35603

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by J. Sinclair, after W. Crabbe

After joining the army in 1815, Havelock studied Hindustani and Persian at the Oriental Institute before traveling to India. He fought in the First Anglo-Burmese War (1823-6), the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) and the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-6) and the Anglo-Persian War (1856-7). The Indian Rebellion of 1857 (First War of Independence) was the most significant threat to Britain’s colonial power during its rule of the Indian subcontinent. It led to the end of the East India Company’s rule and for many, marked the start... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.

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