Jhansi Fort and Elephant Battery
1886
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Raja Deen Dayal
Raja Lala Deen Dayal, famously known as Raja Deen Dayal) was an Indian photographer.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Jhansi Fort and Elephant Battery is a 1886 by Raja Deen Dayal, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a photo of Jhansi Fort and an elephant battery. The elephants are used to transport big guns and supplies. This was a common practice in India, where elephants had been used in warfare for centuries. They were also used in logging and construction. Check out the work of Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905) for more photos of India.
Exercises involving elephant batteries, which were exotic to European eyes, attracted spectators; photographs of them were excellent souvenirs of these military forces employed by the British Indian Army. Elephants had been employed in warfare in India since at least the 500s BC, but with the advent of heavy artillery, their function switched from attack to support. They transported big guns and supplies and worked in logging and construction. It took many cattle to pull a load that could be handled by two elephants.
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Raja Lala Deen Dayal, famously known as Raja Deen Dayal) was an Indian photographer.
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