1842 retreat from Kabul
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The 1842 retreat from Kabul was the retreat of the British and East India Company forces from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War. An uprising in Kabul forced the then-commander, Major-General Wil
The Last Stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck by William Barnes Wollen, 1898
General William Elphinstone, who was given command of British forces in Afghanistan in 1841
Wazir Akbar Khan, son of deposed Afghan leader, Dost Mohammad Barakzai.
The Grove and Valley of Jugdulluk where Elphinstone's Army made its last stand in the calamitous retreat; January 1842. As drawn on the spot by James Rattray.
William Brydon
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William Brydon was a British medical doctor who was assistant surgeon in the Bengal Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, famous for reportedly being the only member of an army of 4,500 men, plus 12
1842 retreat from Kabul
…a village called Gandamak on 13 January. Out of more than 16,000 people from the column commanded by Elphinstone, only one European (Assistant Surgeon William Brydon) and a few Indian sepoys reached Jalalabad. Over one hundred British prisoners and civilian hostages were later released. An uncertain number of the…
Brydon, c. 1864
'Dr Brydon only survivor of Cabul Army', photograph by John McCosh, 1850