Image: The Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens, Reading 2
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Description: The Maiwand Lion is a sculpture and war memorial in Forbury Gardens, a public park in the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. The statue was named after the Battle of Maiwand and was erected in 1886 to commemorate the deaths of 329 men from the 66th Berkshire Regiment during the campaign in Afghanistan between 1878 and 1880. It is sometimes known locally as the Forbury Lion.
Title: The Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens, Reading 2
Credit: The Maiwand Lion, Forbury Gardens, Reading - Berkshire.
Author: Jim Linwood
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