Hamidiye cavalry at the village of Gumgum (from H. F. B. Lynch, 1901)

Caption

Hamidiye irregular cavalry at the village of Gumgum (eastern Anatolia), from H. F. B. Lynch's "Armenia", 1901. The Hamidiye regiments were modelled on the Russian Cossack hosts; under the 1896 law the riders supplied their own horses and harness. Context for the Ottoman theme.

H. F. B. Lynch, Armenia, 1901; Wikimedia Commons

Who, where, when

Date

1901

Details

Kind

Photograph

Held by

Wikimedia Commons

Source page

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lynch_Armenia_Hamidiye_cavalry_at_village_of_Gumgum.png

Rights

public domain

Credit line

H. F. B. Lynch, Armenia, 1901; Wikimedia Commons

Size

1205 × 803

Class

for comparison

Where it is used

• Chapter 5. At Court

How to cite

“Hamidiye cavalry at the village of Gumgum (from H. F. B. Lynch, 1901)” — The Kalaushins: a family chronicle, archive. https://kalaushin.com/en/arkhiv/royal-ottoman-hamidiye-cavalry-gumgum-lynch1901/