Title (Original): Plan of the Combat at Ashtee Between the Cavalry of the 4th & Reserve Divisions of the army of the Deckan under the Command of Brig. General Lionel Smith, C.B. And the Pasha’s Horse Commanded by Geklahl.
Title (Original): Plan of the Hill Fort of Sattara Which Surrendered on the 10th of February 1818 To a Division of the Reserve of the Army of the Deckan under the personal Command of Brigadier General Lionel Smith C.B. / Plan of the Hill Fort of Woss....
Title (Original): Plan of the Attack on Mundlah Stormed on the 26th April 1818 By the Left Division of the Grand Army under the personal Command of Major General Dyson Marshall.
Nationality: 爱尔兰共和国
Creative periods: mature period
Died: 1826
Corpus themes:
military cartography
british colonial expansion
historical military record
Lifespan: 48 years
Topics explored:
military map
battle plan
watercolor
historical map
india 1818
Gift suitability: 企业礼赠
early life and education
lieutenant colonel valentine blacker, a renowned artist and military officer, was born in armagh, northern ireland in 1778. his family had an ancestral home in the barony of oneilland east. blacker's early life is not well-documented, but it is known that he obtained a commission in the madras cavalry in 1798.
military career
1799: made a cornet in the madras cavalry
1800: aide-de-camp to colonel stevenson in the wayanad district
1810: quartermaster-general
1817: served in deccan, promoted to lieutenant-colonel
1823: took over as surveyor general of india from john hodgson
plan of the attack (28 x 26 cm, kalakriti archives, hyderabad, india, watercolour)
legacy and death
blacker's contributions to the trigonometrical survey of india are a testament to his scientific approach. he was stationed in calcutta from 1823 until his death from a fever in 1826. blacker was buried in south park street cemetery, calcutta. notable collections featuring blacker's work:
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