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William Brydon CB (10 October 1811 – 20 March 1873) was a British doctor who was assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, famous for reportedly being the only member of an army of 4,500 men, plus 12,000 accompanying civilians, to reach safety in Jalalabad at the end of the 1842 ...
Dr. William Brydon ( 10 de outubro de 1811– 20 de março de 1873) era assistente de cirurgião no exército da Companhia Inglesa das Índias Orientais, famoso por ser o único membro de um exército de 4 500 homens, mais 12 000 civis acompanhantes, para alcançar a segurança em Jalalabad no final da longa retirada de Cabul. [ 1][ 2]
Assistant Surgeon William Brydon, who was riding a pony taken from a mortally wounded officer after being begged by the man not to let it fall into anyone else's hands, continued on despite him and his pony being severely wounded in several skirmishes with roaming bands of Afghans.
13 de jan. de 2023 · Learn about the disastrous British invasion of Afghanistan and the escape of William Brydon, the only survivor of a 16,500-strong army. Find out how the First Anglo-Afghan War ended in a humiliating defeat for Britain.
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27 de ago. de 2021 · William Brydon was a British officer who escaped from Kabul to Jalalabad in 1842, after a failed invasion of Afghanistan. He was the only survivor of a 16,500-strong army that faced a brutal ambush by Afghan tribesmen in the Khyber Pass.
8 de fev. de 2017 · Learn how William Brydon, an Assistant Surgeon, was the only survivor of the British Army that retreated from Kabul in 1842 during the First Anglo-Afghan War. Read his account of his amazing escape and the British military humiliation in Afghanistan.
25 de jan. de 2023 · History. Who Was Dr. William Brydon, The Alleged Lone Survivor Of Britain's Massacre In Afghanistan? Print Collector/Getty Images. By Dylan Hofer / Jan. 25, 2023 12:03 pm EST. On January 6, 1942, British forces occupying Afghanistan were in a dire situation after installing their own puppet government in the nation two years prior (via History ).
