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O'Moore Creagh
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General Sir Garrett O'Moore Creagh, known as Sir O'Moore Creagh, was a senior British Army officer and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enem
General O'Moore Creagh, VC, Colonel of 129th Baluchis, 1912 copyv
General O'Moore Creagh, VC, Colonel of 129th Baluchis, 1912 copyv
Grave in East Sheen Cemetery
Grave in East Sheen Cemetery
Second Anglo-Afghan War
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The Second Anglo-Afghan War was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dynasty,
O'Moore Creagh
…posted to India, being transferred to the British Indian Army the next year. Creagh was 31 years old, and a captain in the Bombay Staff Corps during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, when the following deed on 22 April 1879 at Kam Dakka, on the Kabul River, Afghanistan, took place for which he was awarded the VC: On the 21st April…
5th Punjab Cavalry chasing the Afghan army at the Chardeh Valley in Kabul
5th Punjab Cavalry chasing the Afghan army at the Chardeh Valley in Kabul
A rare coin minted during the occupation of Kandahar. British Crown within wreath on the obverse, Arabic inscription in four lines on the reverse. The
A rare coin minted during the occupation of Kandahar. British Crown within wreath on the obverse, Arabic inscription in four lines on the reverse. These issues were struck under local authorities who routinely recalled and devalued the coppers. This abusive practice led to a great variety of types, often featuring various animal or flower motifs. Accordingly, the types on this coin were likely not ordered by the occupation authorities, but rather placed by an opportunistic engraver eager to please the occupiers.
The Afghan revolt: Herati Soldiers 1879
The Afghan revolt: Herati Soldiers 1879
British team at the site of the Battle of Ali Masjid
British team at the site of the Battle of Ali Masjid