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, January 22, 2012

Maiwand Saturday @ COLONIAL BARRACKS (6 of 7)

Further Cavalry charge drives off tribal infantry...

Jacob's Rifles square drives off continued attack by tribal cavalry...

British fall back across the line...

Afghans advance as fast as they can...

Retreating Smoothbore Battery reaches North edge of Mundabad Ravine...
































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