Above is a pic of Lt. Colonel James Galbraith, Regimental Colour in hand, alongside Bobbie the regimental dog and some of the other "Last Eleven" survivors of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment, making their last stand in one of the walled gardens just South of Khig village, a few miles West of the Afghan town of Maiwand.

Sunday, October 24, 2010

PACIFICON cont'd (9/25)

On one of the last turns of the game, the British cavalry reserve charges home into the flank of Afghan regular infantry and artillery on the far left of the Afghan advance, skirting the Eastern edge of the battlefield...
















The 2-gun smoothbore battery fires over the heads of 30th Bombay Native Inf. AKA: Jacob's Rifles, who are on lower elevation within the Eastern nullah...



















At the Northern edge of the Anglo-Indian line, the "Charge of the Afghan Light Brigade" breaks upon the shore of British Artillery and Martini-Henry rifle fire...

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