Second Anglo Afghan War Collection

Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart, 1st Baronet, 1824 - 1900
3062112 Field Marshal Sir Donald Martin Stewart, 1st Baronet, 1824 - 1900.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Senior British Indian Army officer)

The interior of the British residency in Kabul, 1880
3507335 The interior of the British residency in Kabul, 1880; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the interior of the British residency in Kabul, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War)

The Afghan War, 1878-80: 91st Highlanders and the 2nd Gurkas storming Gandia Mullah, 1901
The Afghan War, 1878-80: 91st Highlanders and the 2nd Gurkas storming Gandia Mullah, (1901). Episode during the Battle of Kandahar in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in Afghanistan

Plan of British attack on Ali Masjid Fort, 1878
Vintage illustration of Plan of British attack on Ali Masjid Fort, 1878, 19th Century. Ali Masjid Fort is situated on a high location within the Khyber Pass in Pakistan

Plan of the Battle of Peiwar Kotal, Second Anglo-Afghan War
Vintage illustration of Plan of the Battle of Peiwar Kotal, fought on 28-29 November 1878 between British forces under Sir Frederick Roberts and Afghan forces under Karim Khan

Plan showing march of General Frederick Roberts to Peiwar Kotal
Vintage illustration of Plan showing march of General Frederick Roberts to Peiwar Kotal, during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1870s, 19th Century

Plan of Battle of Charasiab, 1879, Second Anglo-Afghan War
Vintage illustration of Plan of the Battle of Charasiab, 1879, Second Anglo-Afghan War. The British were led by Major-General Sir Frederick Roberts, then commander of the Kabul Field Force

Plan of Battle of Ahmed Khel, Afghanistan, 1880
Vintage illustration of plan of the Battle of Ahmed Khel was fought between the British Empire with its British and Indian armies and the Afghans

Plan of General Burrows march to Helmund, Second Anglo-Afghan War
Vintage illustration of Plan of General Burrows march to Helmund during Second Anglo-Afghan War

Plan of the Battle of Kandahar, 1880, Second Anglo-Afghan War
Vintage illustration of Plan of the Battle of Kandahar, 1880, the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Sunday at the Front (engraving)
1059008 Sunday at the Front (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunday at the Front)

Awaiting the Order to Advance (engraving)
1060081 Awaiting the Order to Advance (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Awaiting the Order to Advance, the Impending Afghan War, the Gathering of the Clans)

With Sir Samuel Browne, General Macpherson receiving the Submission of Ali Muhamad, Governor of Pesh-Bolak (engraving)
1058703 With Sir Samuel Browne, General Macpherson receiving the Submission of Ali Muhamad, Governor of Pesh-Bolak (engraving) by Durand

The Afghan War, Grand Durbar held by General Sir Samuel Browne at Jellalabad on New Years Day (engraving)
1058721 The Afghan War, Grand Durbar held by General Sir Samuel Browne at Jellalabad on New Years Day (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Afghan War, Punishments in Camp (engraving)
1058830 The Afghan War, Punishments in Camp (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, Punishments in Camp)

The Afghan War, with Sir Samuel Browne (engraving)
1058770 The Afghan War, with Sir Samuel Browne (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, with Sir Samuel Browne)

The Afghan War, burning the Body of a Ghazi Assassin outside the Peshawur Gate, Jellalabad (engraving)
1058722 The Afghan War, burning the Body of a Ghazi Assassin outside the Peshawur Gate, Jellalabad (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Afghan War, loading Camels in the Camp of the Nineteenth Bombay Native Infantry (engraving)
1058713 The Afghan War, loading Camels in the Camp of the Nineteenth Bombay Native Infantry (engraving) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

Soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers decorated for Valour (engraving)
1623781 Soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers decorated for Valour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers of the Royal Fusiliers decorated for Valour)

The Afghan War, a Sister of Mercy (engraving)
1059009 The Afghan War, a Sister of Mercy (engraving) by Horsley, Walter Charles (1855-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, a Sister of Mercy)

The End of the Afghan War, Elephants at Mess, Safaed Sung (engraving)
1058951 The End of the Afghan War, Elephants at Mess, Safaed Sung (engraving) by Waller, Samuel Edmund (1850-1903) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End of the Afghan War)

The End of the Afghan War (engraving)
1058933 The End of the Afghan War (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End of the Afghan War)

The Afghan War, Officers of the Fifty-First (Kings Own Light Infantry) engaged at the Capture of Ali Musjid (engraving)
1058913 The Afghan War, Officers of the Fifty-First (Kings Own Light Infantry) engaged at the Capture of Ali Musjid (engraving) by English School

The Afghan War (engraving)
1058691 The Afghan War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War. Illustration for The Graphic)

The Afghan War, Camp Orderlies at Meean Meer, Punjaub (engraving)
1621674 The Afghan War, Camp Orderlies at Meean Meer, Punjaub (engraving) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Afghan War, Sketches on the Line of March (engraving)
1621665 The Afghan War, Sketches on the Line of March (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, Sketches on the Line of March)

The Cabul Expeditionary Force (engraving)
1621733 The Cabul Expeditionary Force (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cabul Expeditionary Force)

The Afghan War, Major Cavagnari arranging with the Shinwarries for the Protection of the Road from Dakka to Lundi Khana
1106738 The Afghan War, Major Cavagnari arranging with the Shinwarries for the Protection of the Road from Dakka to Lundi Khana (engraving) by Woodville

The Afghan War, Lyric Theatre in the Camp, Jellalabad (engraving)
1106665 The Afghan War, Lyric Theatre in the Camp, Jellalabad (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, Lyric Theatre in the Camp, Jellalabad)

The Afghan War, an Incident in the Battle of Futtehabad, 2 April (engraving)
1106656 The Afghan War, an Incident in the Battle of Futtehabad, 2 April (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Afghan War, the Shaturgardan (engraving)
1106624 The Afghan War, the Shaturgardan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, the Shaturgardan)

The Afghan War, a Raid against the Momunds, the 11th Bengal Lancers crossing the Kunar River (engraving)
1106578 The Afghan War, a Raid against the Momunds, the 11th Bengal Lancers crossing the Kunar River (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Afghan War, Military Sports and Games at Jellalabad (engraving)
1106543 The Afghan War, Military Sports and Games at Jellalabad (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, Military Sports and Games at Jellalabad)

The Afghan War, Sketches on the Route to Quetta and Candahar (engraving)
1106529 The Afghan War, Sketches on the Route to Quetta and Candahar (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Afghan War, Three Cheers for the Queen, New-Years Day at Jellalabad (engraving)
1106519 The Afghan War, Three Cheers for the Queen, New-Years Day at Jellalabad (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Afghan War, Head-Quarters Mess at Dakka, 27 November (engraving)
1106476 The Afghan War, Head-Quarters Mess at Dakka, 27 November (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, Head-Quarters Mess at Dakka)

The Afghan War, Native Camp Followers looting the Afghan Camp at Fort Ali Musjid (engraving)
1106455 The Afghan War, Native Camp Followers looting the Afghan Camp at Fort Ali Musjid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Afghan War, writing out the Treaty of Peace at Gundamuk (engraving)
1099768 The Afghan War, writing out the Treaty of Peace at Gundamuk (engraving) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Afghan War, the Generals commanding the Expeditionary Forces (engraving)
1059992 The Afghan War, the Generals commanding the Expeditionary Forces (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

The Impending Afghan War, a Street in Peshawur (engraving)
1059971 The Impending Afghan War, a Street in Peshawur (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Impending Afghan War, a Street in Peshawur)

Sirdar Abdul Khalik Khan, Chief of Bezoot (engraving)
1099943 Sirdar Abdul Khalik Khan, Chief of Bezoot (engraving) by Simpson, William Crimea (1823-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sirdar Abdul Khalik Khan, Chief of Bezoot)

Plan of Cabul and its Approaches (engraving)
1099793 Plan of Cabul and its Approaches (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plan of Cabul and its Approaches)

The War in Afghanistan, the Action on the Heights above Charasiab, 6 October (engraving)
1099989 The War in Afghanistan, the Action on the Heights above Charasiab, 6 October (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Afghanistan)

The Advance on Cabul (engraving)
1099820 The Advance on Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Advance on Cabul)

Our Troops in Afghanistan, Athletic Games at Jellalabad, a Dooley Race (engraving)
1614089 Our Troops in Afghanistan, Athletic Games at Jellalabad, a Dooley Race (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Our Troops in Afghanistan)

The Afghan War, Conflict with the Zaimukhts at Zawa, near the Kuram Valley (engraving)
1613879 The Afghan War, Conflict with the Zaimukhts at Zawa, near the Kuram Valley (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

Sketches in Afghanistan, Hospital Dhoolies in the Jugdulluk Pass (engraving)
1613852 Sketches in Afghanistan, Hospital Dhoolies in the Jugdulluk Pass (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Afghanistan)

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"The Second Anglo-Afghan War: A Tale of Heroism, Strategy, and Tragedy" In the annals of military history, the Second Anglo-Afghan War stands as a testament to the bravery and resilience of soldiers from The Royal Berkshire Regiment. One such display of valor was witnessed at Maiwand in 1880, where their heroic stand became legendary. The conflict itself was marked by strategic maneuvers and meticulously planned attacks. Detailed plans showcasing the British assault on Ali Masjid Fort in 1878 reveal the intricacy with which they approached each battle. Similarly, maps outlining the Battle of Peiwar Kotal highlight the precision employed by General Frederick Roberts during his march to victory. As battles raged on Afghan soil, other significant events unfolded. The Battle of Charasiab in 1879 saw fierce clashes that shaped the course of this war. Meanwhile, General Burrows' march to Helmund showcased determination amidst challenging terrains. One pivotal moment came during the Battle of Kandahar in 1880 when British forces triumphed against all odds. This victory proved crucial for their campaign's success and brought an end to this chapter in Afghan history. However, not all aspects were tales of heroism or grand victories. Engravings depicting executions outside Cabul's Residency serve as somber reminders that war often carries a heavy toll on both sides involved. These images also capture ruins left behind after intense fighting ravaged areas once occupied by British forces. Decades later, memories still lingered as seen through depictions like "The Afghan War" showing Highlanders and Gurkas storming Gandia Mullah in 1901—an enduring symbolization of courage passed down through generations. The Second Anglo-Afghan War remains etched into history books as a complex tapestry woven with acts both noble and tragic—a reminder that conflicts shape nations but leave scars too deep to be forgotten easily.