Attaque de la forteresse d'Ali Masjid, 21 novembre 1878. La bataille d'ouverture de la deuxième guerre anglo-afghane

• Contributeur: Historical Images Archive / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: KDBGK7
• Taille du fichier: 47 MB (4,9 MB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 4887 x 3363 px | 41,4 x 28,5 cm | 16,3 x 11,2 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 1901

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From an original engraving Cassell's history of England circa 1901. William Heysham Overend (1851-1898). Info from wiki: The Battle of Ali Masjid, which took place on 21 November 1878, was the opening battle in the Second Anglo-Afghan War between the British forces, under Lieutenant-General Sir Samuel James Browne, and the Afghan forces, under Ghulam Haider Khan. The perceived offence of an Afghan general's refusal to allow a British envoy entrance to the country was used as an excuse to attack the fortress of Ali Masjid, as the opening battle in the war.[1] Despite numerous setbacks, including half the troops getting lost or delayed and missing the battle entirely, the British were lucky that the Afghans abandoned their position overnight.

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