NAM.1968-08-19-1

Jugdullack Post looking North from the high picket August 9th 1880. Pen and ink with watercolour by Lt John George Day, Royal Engineers, 1880 (c). Associated with the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). Lt Day served in the 2nd Afghan War (1878 -1880) with the Bengal Sappers and Miners, in China in 1900 and on the North West Frontier of India, Waziristan (1901-1902). He retired in 1905 on an Indian Pension. The Jagdalak Pass, situated between Kabul and Jalalabad, cuts through the Hindu Kush mountain range. During the 1st (1839-1842) Afghan War it was the scene of heavy fighting when the remnants of General Elphinstone’s army were finally overwhelmed during the Retreat from Kabul. It also witnessed much skirmishing with local tribesmen during the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880).

2nd Afghan War (1878-1880)