Description
Part of Archives paintings, drawings, and prints collection
Image Licence
All Rights Reserved
Image Credit
Courtesy of Royal BC Museum
Location
Flores Island, Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Country
Canada
Medium
Watercolour
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
TWW Comment
HMS Sutlej so called to commemorate the victory of East India Company forces over the Sikh Khalsa Army, in the Battle of Sobraon on the banks of the Sutlej. In October 1864, the Sutlej participated in a raid of nine Ahousaht villages on Flores Island.