Mohammad Akbar
Khan, Afghan national
hero, leader of the
resistance
Dr Brydon, a british surgeon, became famous for being the only European survivor of the
entire english contingent to have escaped the Afghan guerrillas.
entire english contingent to have escaped the Afghan guerrillas.
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The First Anglo-Afghan War : Dr Brydon's report of the English defeat
Dr Brydon, reaching
Jalalabad
AFGHANISTAN OLD PHOTOS
The First Anglo–Afghan War lasted from 1839 to
1842. It is one of the most famous defeat of the
English army.
In 1839, England sent an army in Afghanistan to
install a former ruler, Shah Shuja, and to depose
the Amir Dost Mohammad Khan. In 1841, the
Afghans rose against the British in Kabul, killing
British agents and surrounding the British
garrison. Mohammad Akbar Khan, the son of Dost
Mohammad Khan, was the leader of the afghan
resistance. The British army was forced to begun
its retreat from Kabul. In January 1842, 16,500
British and Indian soldiers, tried to escape
Afghanistan. The Afghan soldiers intercepted them
and proceeded to massacre them during the next
seven days. This was probably one of the most
important defeat that the British Army suffered in
his history. Only the Doctor Brydon succeeded in
reaching Jalalabad. In fact, a few other survivors
reached the city in the following days.
1842. It is one of the most famous defeat of the
English army.
In 1839, England sent an army in Afghanistan to
install a former ruler, Shah Shuja, and to depose
the Amir Dost Mohammad Khan. In 1841, the
Afghans rose against the British in Kabul, killing
British agents and surrounding the British
garrison. Mohammad Akbar Khan, the son of Dost
Mohammad Khan, was the leader of the afghan
resistance. The British army was forced to begun
its retreat from Kabul. In January 1842, 16,500
British and Indian soldiers, tried to escape
Afghanistan. The Afghan soldiers intercepted them
and proceeded to massacre them during the next
seven days. This was probably one of the most
important defeat that the British Army suffered in
his history. Only the Doctor Brydon succeeded in
reaching Jalalabad. In fact, a few other survivors
reached the city in the following days.
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