Ice pail depicting the Battle of Mallavelly

APSLEY HOUSE, London. Ice pail from the Duke of Wellington's Prussian Service, made in Berlin 1817-19. This was a gift to the Duke from the King of Prussia, and depict the battles he won during his military career. Here shown is the Battle of Mallavelly (27th March 1799) between forces of the British East India Company and the Kingdom of Mysore during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. The British were led by a youthful Arthur Wellesley. WM1055_1948

1799 1817 19 1817-19 27th Apsley Artefact Depict Mysore Pail Wellesley Wellington

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