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‘General Appleyard and staff, Ali Musjid in distance’, 1878
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.1955-04-39-20

Description

Photograph of Shergai Heights, Gen Appleyard and staff, Ali Musjid in distance, showing the tower by Lala Chini where the meeting took place between Maj Cavagnari and Faiz Mohomed Khan, nd. From a photograph album, consisting of 100 photographs by J Burke. Associated with the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). The Shargai Heights, situated in the Khyber Pass, were captured during the assault on the Afghan fortress of Ali Masjid by Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel Browne’s Peshawar Valley Field Force on 21 November 1878. During the attack, Brigadier-General Frederick Appleyard commanded the 3rd Infantry Brigade. After securing the Khyber, the Field Force advanced towards Jalalabad.

Events

Ali Musjid, Battle of, 1878 (2nd Afghan War 1878-1880)