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
Brydon, c. 1864
'Dr Brydon only survivor of Cabul Army', photograph by John McCosh, 1850
The Last Stand of the 44th Regiment at Gundamuck by William Barnes Wollen
Remnants of an Army
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The Remnants of an Army, Jellalabad, January 13, 1842, better known as Remnants of an Army, is an oil-on-canvas painting by Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler, from 1879. It depicts William Brydon, assis
William Brydon
…brought back to India by Pollock's "Army of Retribution" following their occupation of the city. The episode was made the subject of a famous painting, "Remnants of an Army", by the Victorian artist Lady Butler, who portrayed Brydon approaching the gates of the Jalalabad fort perched on his exhausted horse which, according…
Remnants of an Army.
Lady Elizabeth Southerden Butler by Lady Elizabeth Southerden Butler