How Afghans Took On The British And Achieved Full Independence 1842 retreat from kabul. the 1842 retreat from kabul was the retreat of the british and east india company forces from kabul during the first anglo afghan war. [ 4] an 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 dependants and. However, after an afghan revolt in kabul the british had no choice but to withdraw. the withdrawal began on january 6, 1842, but bad weather delayed the army’s progress.
What America Should Have Learned From Imperial Britain S Afghan Defeat The british resolved to invade afghanistan, and the army of the indus, a formidable force of more than 20,000 british and indian troops, set off from india for afghanistan in late 1838. after difficult travel through the mountain passes, the british reached kabul in april 1839. they marched unopposed into the afghan capital city. On 28 th august 1842, as nott’s army approached ghuznee, his cavalry was badly mauled in a bungled attack on an afghan force. on 30 th august 1842, an army of 10,000 afghans formed on the hills to the left of the kabul road. nott attacked and forced the afghans off the battlefield with substantial losses. Owing to the fractious nature of afghan tribal politics, safe passage was not to be had on their journey home. attacked by more than 30,000 afghans over the course of a week, the entire column was destroyed in the mountains save one wounded officer—scottish surgeon dr. william brydon—who stumbled into the british fortress garrison at jalalabad atop a mortally wounded steed. The first anglo afghan war (pashto: ده انګريز افغان اولني جګړه) was fought between the british empire and the emirate of kabul from 1838 to 1842. the british initially successfully invaded the country taking sides in a succession dispute between emir dost mohammad khan and former king shah shujah (), whom they reinstalled upon occupying kabul in august 1839.
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