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Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet
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Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart, 1st Baronet, was a senior Indian Army officer. He fought on the Aka Khel Expedition to the North-West Frontier in 1854, took part in the response to the Indian Rebellion in 1857 and, after serving as commandant of the penal settlement of the Andaman Islands, fought in the Second Anglo-Afghan War as Commander of the Quetta Army. In that role, he advanced through the Bolan Pass to Quetta, and then on to Kandahar in January 1879. In March 1880, he made a difficult march from Kandahar to Kabul, fighting on the way the Battle of Ahmed Khel and Battle of Arzu, and then holding supreme military and civil command in northern Afghanistan. He became Commander-in-Chief, India in April 1881 and a member of the Council of the Secretary of State for India in 1893.
Sir Donald Stewart
Sir Donald Stewart
The Battle of Ahmed Khel, at which Stewart led the British forces, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War
The Battle of Ahmed Khel, at which Stewart led the British forces, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War
Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London
Funerary monument, Brompton Cemetery, London
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, the son of former Emir Dost Mohammad Khan. The war was part of the Great Game between the British and Russian empires.
92nd Highlanders at Kandahar. Oil by Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
92nd Highlanders at Kandahar. Oil by Richard Caton Woodville Jr.
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