What We Learned From… Retreat From Kabul, 1842
Oct 30, 2018
2 minutes
By James F. Byrne Jr.
In 1839 the British invaded Afghanistan, aiming to replace a Russian-leaning emir with one more amenable to Crown interests in India. That August the British-Indian Army of the Indus entered Kabul and put a puppet ruler on the throne. Declaring victory and withdrawing most of their army, the British ignored Afghans’ resentment toward
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