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Charge of the Cavalry of the rear Guard at the Battle of Tezeen, 1842
pencil and wash, drawing
Accession Number

NAM.1966-10-18-1

Description

Charge of the Cavalry of the rear Guard at the Battle of Tezeen, 1842. Ink wash over pencil sketch by George Alfred Croly, 1843. Battle scene with fighting and wounded men against a mountain backdrop. Associated with 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). Major-General Sir George Pollock’s Army of Retribution reached Tezeen on 11 September 1842. Akbar Khan had hoped to strike a deal with the British but when he realised that they intended to march on Kabul he led his army through the Khoord-Kabul Pass to the Tezeen Valley. The Afghans occupied the heights around the valley but a series of sorties on 12 and 13 September drove them back in disarray. This victory left the way clear for the advance to the Afghan capital.

Events

Tezeen, Battle of, 1842 (1st Afghan War 1838-1842)

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