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Inauguration of the Gillespie Monument, at Comber,1845. Creator: Unknown.
![Inauguration of the Gillespie Monument, at Comber, 1845. Opening of a memorial in County Down, (now Northern) Ireland. 'The [Rollo Gillespie] Monument itself is a beautiful Grecian pillar, fifty-five feet high...divided into compartments, on each of which is sculptured a representation of one of the principal scenes of Gillespie's brilliant career, and surmounted by a statue of the hero himself, standing in a graceful attitude, with his sword in his right hand...An inscription reads: '"Robert Rollo Gillespie. Major-General, and Knight Commander of the Most Honourable the Military Order of the Bath, born at Comber, 1766, after a brief but glorious career, fell in battle, before the fortress of Kalunga, on the 31st of October, 1814. His last words were - 'One shot more for the honour of Down.' A Monument at Meerut [Uttar Pradesh, India], in the East, marks the grave where his ashes rest'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.](/photos/prev/NjJjNTFmMA/album_alb5167644.webp)
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Titel: Inauguration of the Gillespie Monument, at Comber,1845. Creator: Unknown.
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Inauguration of the Gillespie Monument, at Comber, 1845. Opening of a memorial in County Down, (now Northern) Ireland. 'The [Rollo Gillespie] Monument itself is a beautiful Grecian pillar, fifty-five feet high...divided into compartments, on each of which is sculptured a representation of one of the principal scenes of Gillespie's brilliant career, and surmounted by a statue of the hero himself, standing in a graceful attitude, with his sword in his right hand...An inscription reads: '"Robert Rollo Gillespie. Major-General, and Knight Commander of the Most Honourable the Military Order of the Bath, born at Comber, 1766, after a brief but glorious career, fell in battle, before the fortress of Kalunga, on the 31st of October, 1814. His last words were - 'One shot more for the honour of Down.' A Monument at Meerut [Uttar Pradesh, India], in the East, marks the grave where his ashes rest'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.
Inauguration of the Gillespie Monument, at Comber, 1845. Opening of a memorial in County Down, (now Northern) Ireland. 'The [Rollo Gillespie] Monument itself is a beautiful Grecian pillar, fifty-five feet high...divided into compartments, on each of which is sculptured a representation of one of the principal scenes of Gillespie's brilliant career, and surmounted by a statue of the hero himself, standing in a graceful attitude, with his sword in his right hand...An inscription reads: '"Robert Rollo Gillespie. Major-General, and Knight Commander of the Most Honourable the Military Order of the Bath, born at Comber, 1766, after a brief but glorious career, fell in battle, before the fortress of Kalunga, on the 31st of October, 1814. His last words were - 'One shot more for the honour of Down.' A Monument at Meerut [Uttar Pradesh, India], in the East, marks the grave where his ashes rest'. From "Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII.
Persönlichkeiten: ROBERT ROLLO GILLESPIE
Technik/Material: engraving
Bildnachweis: Album / The Print Collector/Heritage Images
Freigaben (Releases): ? Modellfreigabe: Nicht benötigt - ? Eigentumsfreigabe: Nicht benötigt
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Bildgröße: 4459 × 4960 px | 63.3 MB
Druckgröße: 37.8 × 42.0 cm | 1755.5 × 1952.8 in (300 dpi)
Schlüsselwörter: BRITISCH-INDIEN • FREIMAURER • FREIMAUREREI • FREIMAURERLOGE • IMPERIALISMUS • IRISCH • KOLONIALISMUS • LOGE (FREIMAURER) • LOGGIA • MANN • MENSCHENMASSEN • MÄNNCHEN • PATRIOTISMUS • PFEILER • ROBERT ROLLO GILLESPIE • SCHWARZ UND WEISS • SCHWARZ-WEISS • SCHWARZWEISS • SOLDATEN • VIKTORIANISCH • ZEITUNG
