NAM.1950-11-55-4

Capt Boyd Army Staff. From folio of 29 coloured lithographs by and after Lt Vincent Eyre, Bengal Artillery, (to be) published by John Murray, 1843. Officers, ladies, and scenes in Afghanistan, 1842. From drawings made during the artist’s capture in Afghanistan; some with notes for printing; in green leather bound album. Capt Boyd, Army Staff, seated, smoking pipe, in Afghan dress. Associated with the 1st Afghan War (1838-1842). Francis Turnley Boyd (1796-1867) was appointed an ensign with the 15th Bengal Native Infantry in 1814, going on to serve as adjutant of the 2nd battalion. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1815 and in 1823 transferred to the 33rd Bengal Native Infantry. Promoted to captain in 1829, Boyd was head of the Commissariat Department in Kabul when he was taken hostage by Akbar Khan. He was held in Bandiabad Fort before being released in September 1842. Boyd retired from the service in 1844.

Kabul, Retreat from, 1842 (1st Afghan War 1838-1842)