The Battle of Maiwand part of the Second Afghan War took place on 27th July 1880 in the West of Kandahar in Southern Afghanistan between Brigadier General Burrows and Ayub Khan.
11/24/2010 Added this page to the blog today. I've been digging around the web, searching for contemporary images of the Second Afghan War from primary sources -- such as The Illustrated London News and The Graphic. I think some visitors to this blog might find it helpful and/or enjoyable to have access to these images, so here's the first batch... Horse-racing for recreation... British cavalry fording river... British artillery rides out through city gate of Jellalabad... Page Hits:
11/24/2010 Added this page to the blog today. I've been digging around the web, searching for contemporary images of the Second Afghan War from primary sources -- such as The Illustrated London News and The Graphic. I think some visitors to this blog might find it helpful and/or enjoyable to have access to these images, so here's the first batch... Horse-racing for recreation... British cavalry fording river... British artillery rides out through city gate of Jellalabad... Page Hits:
11/24/2010 Added this page to the blog today. I've been digging around the web, searching for contemporary images of the Second Afghan War from primary sources -- such as The Illustrated London News and The Graphic. I think some visitors to this blog might find it helpful and/or enjoyable to have access to these images, so here's the first batch... Horse-racing for recreation... British cavalry fording river... British artillery rides out through city gate of Jellalabad... Page Hits:
