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.

SOME NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE 2nd AFGHAN WAR

11/24/2010


Added this page to the blog today.  I've been digging around the web, searching for contemporary images of the Second Afghan War from primary sources -- such as The Illustrated London News and The Graphic.  I think some visitors to this blog might find it helpful and/or enjoyable to have access to these images, so here's the first batch...




 Horse-racing for recreation...















































































































































































































British cavalry fording river...


British artillery rides out through city gate of Jellalabad...





















































66th at Maiwand - The Penny Illustrated



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