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Major George Cunningham or Cuninghame (1783–1838), 7th Bengal Native Infantry, Commanding 2nd Corps Rohilla Cavalry

James Howe (1780–1836)

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Major George Cunningham or Cuninghame (1783–1838), 7th Bengal Native Infantry, Commanding 2nd Corps Rohilla Cavalry

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After initial service with the 7th Bengal Native Infantry and as aide-de-camp to Major-General James Morris, Cunningham was appointed to command the 2nd Rohilla Cavalry when it was raised on 26 July 1815. He fought with this regiment in the Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh, India) insurrection of 1816, as a result of which his health suffered, and he was later awarded an additional pension in respect of this service. He retired in 1821 and became an Especial Judge in Mauritius, where he died in 1838.

The Rohillas were a tough, tribal, Muslim people originally from Afghanistan. They lived by breeding and trading horses. Well-suited to frontier fighting, they were recruited by the British into the Rohilla Cavalry and other irregular cavalry regiments which served in Bengal.

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Title

Major George Cunningham or Cuninghame (1783–1838), 7th Bengal Native Infantry, Commanding 2nd Corps Rohilla Cavalry

Date

c.1820

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 234.2 x W 149.5 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1956-02-839

Acquisition method

gift from Mrs D. A. Pickwood, 1956

Work type

Painting

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1780–1836

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