1842 retreat from Kabul - Wikipedia
WEBAn uprising in Kabul forced the then-commander, Major-General William Elphinstone, to fall back to the British garrison at Jalalabad. As the army and its numerous dependents and camp followers began their march, it came under attack from Afghan tribesmen.
Kabul Expedition (1842) - Wikipedia
WEBThe result was the slaughter of Elphinstone's army of 4,500 British and Indian soldiers and 12,000 camp followers by tribesmen in January 1842. Only one British surgeon and a handful of Indian sepoys reached Jalalabad. Elphinstone and several officers and their families surrendered themselves as hostages and were taken prisoner. British situation
Elphinstone's 1842 Kabul Retreat During the First Anglo-Afghan …
WEBBy the time the veil of night descended upon the shattered remnant of General Elphinstone’s command that tenth day of January, it is thought that as few as 750 men-at-arms and perhaps 4,000 civilians remained out of the close to 17,000 souls who had set off from Kabul just six days before.
After massacre, sole surviving British soldier escapes Kabul - HISTORY
WEBFeb 9, 2010 · 1842. After massacre, sole surviving British soldier escapes Kabul. On January 13, 1842, a British army doctor reaches the British sentry post at Jalalabad, Afghanistan, the lone survivor of a...
The Massacre of Elphinstone's Army is Concluded - 13 January …
WEBJan 13, 2014 · On 6 January 1842, a British army under the command of General William Elphinstone began a retreat from the Afghan city of Kabul. Within a week the infamous “Massacre of Elphinstone’s Army” would be complete, and out of the entire British force only William Brydon would stagger on his dying horse to safety at Jalalabad.
Battle of Gandamak - Wikipedia
WEBThe Battle of Gandamak on 13 January 1842 was a defeat of British forces by Afghan tribesmen in the 1842 retreat from Kabul of General Elphinstone 's army, during which the last survivors of the force—twenty officers and forty-five British soldiers of the 44th East Essex Regiment —were killed. [1]
Britain's Retreat from Kabul 1842 - Historic UK
WEBAround 16,000 persons eventually evacuated Kabul on January 6th 1842. They were led by the commander-in-chief of the forces at the time, General Elphinstone. Although undoubtedly fleeing for their lives, their retreat was not easy.
First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842 - ThoughtCo
WEBMay 19, 2019 · Just a few months after the massacre of Elphinstone's army by Mohammad Akbar's forces, the new leader's agents assassinated the unpopular and now defenseless Shah Shuja. Furious about the massacre of their Kabul garrison, the British East India Company troops in Peshawar and Qandahar marched on Kabul, rescuing several British prisoners and ...
Massacre of British Army in Afghanistan in 1842 - ThoughtCo
WEBDec 6, 2019 · Massacre of British Army in Afghanistan in 1842. Humanities › History & Culture. Britain's Disastrous Retreat from Kabul. In the 1842 Afghanistan Massacre, Only 1 British Soldier Survived. Remnants of an Army. Elizabeth Thompson [Public domain] By. Robert McNamara. Updated on December 06, 2019.
Retreat from Kabul in 1842 - World History Encyclopedia
WEBJan 13, 2023 · Retreat from Kabul in 1842 - World History Encyclopedia. Article. by Mark Cartwright. published on 13 January 2023. Available in other languages: French. The Retreat from Kabul in 1842 was one of the most notorious disasters in the history of the British Empire. An East India Company army had …
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