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Jezail
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The jezail, also spelled juzail, is a long-barrelled weapon used in Central Asia, British India, and parts of Middle East. A person operating it is called jazailchi.
Lithograph dated during the First Anglo-Afghan War of a Tajik warrior (Kohistani) and his jezail.
Lithograph dated during the First Anglo-Afghan War of a Tajik warrior (Kohistani) and his jezail.
The elite jazayerchi unit shoot from a hill as Nader Shah's forces push the Ottoman army back at the Battle of Yeghevārd.
The elite jazayerchi unit shoot from a hill as Nader Shah's forces push the Ottoman army back at the Battle of Yeghevārd.
Afghan foot soldiers in 1841.
Afghan foot soldiers in 1841.
Group of Pashtun Tribesmen (Afridi) fighters in 1878, pictured with their jezails, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
Group of Pashtun Tribesmen (Afridi) fighters in 1878, pictured with their jezails, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
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
Jezail
…Napier claims however that the musket was overall the superior weapon. The jezailchees repeatedly inflicted heavy casualties on the British during their 1842 retreat from Kabul to Jalalabad. In the First Anglo-Afghan War the British established a cantonment outside of Kabul with dirt walls approximately waist high. Surrounding the cantonment…
The Last Stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck by William Barnes Wollen, 1898
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
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.
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
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.