[archy]

Naturally, the best painting of this battle was the near massacre of the 17th Lancers---something about the Brits, they always save their best art for the defeats (Balaclava, Isandlwana).

Well, not Just the Brits. There must be at least a dozen artistic impressions of Lt. Danjou and the French Foreign legion battle at Camerone in Mexico, and there are many U.S. versions of the Last Stand at the Alamo and of Custer's last fight. But several of the renditions of the 17th Lancers interesting bad day at Omdurman are quite good.

[LS]

Great artwork. Where do you get such pictures at the drop of a pith helmet?

[Lael]

But several of the renditions of the 17th Lancers interesting bad day at Omdurman are quite good.

The use of Soft Point Ammo, from the Dum Dum Arsenal in India helped the Brits...That is how a .303 stops a Dervish.

Presumably the Officer in the bottom painting is Winston C, with his famed Model 1896 Mauser semi-automatic pistol.