Soldiers of the 81st Regt, Ali Musjid, 21 Nov. 1878. Uniform of the men who fired the First Shot in the War. Coat and Trowsers Kahki [sic] or Grey. Helmet grey. White belts, over dark blanket

Pencil and wash drawing signed by Simpson; rear view of two soldiers holding rifles. From an album compiled by Simpson entitled 'Original sketches made in Afghanistan during the campaign of 1878-79 with the Peshawer Field Force'. Pencil and wash drawing signed by Simpson; rear view of two soldiers holding rifles. From an album compiled by Simpson entitled 'Original sketches made in Afghanistan during the campaign of 1878-79 with the Peshawer Field Force'. Large upright folio. London, Walter Spencer, 1953. Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)