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The Capture of Tubabecelong, Gambia

Image credit: Penlee House Gallery & Museum

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This Battle of Tubabecelong took place on June 30 1866. Samuel Hodge, serving with the 4th West India Regiment, was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry in effecting a breach in the stockade. He was badly wounded, but continued to assist the Governor, Colonel D’Arcy, by handing to him the rifles of his companions, with which the colonel kept the enemy at bay while the supports were coming up. In the breach are seen the prostrate bodies of Lieutenant Jenkins and Ensign Kelly, mortally wounded. The marabout chief, who is seen with arms extended, is mortally wounded by the rifle which Colonel D’Arcy is about to drop. The chief has just descended from the vantage tower represented a short distance behind him and had discharged his musket within a few feet of the Governor, fortunately missing his aim.

Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Penzance

Title

The Capture of Tubabecelong, Gambia

Date

1866

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 132 x W 183 cm

Accession number

PEZPH : 1989.206

Acquisition method

gift, 1931

Work type

Painting

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Penlee House Gallery & Museum

Morrab Road, Penzance, Cornwall TR18 4HE England

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