For books available online, including many mentioned previously , see the FIBIS Fibiwiki page 1st Afghan War 1st Afghan War - FIBIwiki Maureen
William Dalrymple can be heard on this podcast from earlier in the week... 88. The First Anglo-Afghan War
Looks like there may end up being another Afghanistan related medal for British Forces: Medals For Afghanistan Evacuation In Doubt As UK Considers Length Of Mission
William Dalrymple appeared in print last week commenting on the parallels between 1842 and recently: Afghanistan always defeats the West One of the best comments I've read.
Officers Killed - Afghanistan 1838-42 British Army/Indian Army Captain Robert Salusbury TREVOR - 3rd Light Cavalry - Aged 39. Son of Rev. Thomas and Elizabeth Trevor. Born in Chester, 30th December 1802. Husband of Mary Spottiswoode. Posted to Shah Shuja's army and commanded the Hazirbash (King's Life Guards) in 1841. He was taken hostage and assassinated at a Conference in Kabul 23rd December 1841. Memorial at St. Mary's church, Eastham, Mersyside - "To the memory of Robert Salusbury Trevor of the 3rd Bengal Cavalry, fifth son of the Rev. Thomas Trevor LLD. Born at Eastham 30th December 1802. Killed at Kabul 23rd December 1841 one of the victims of the treacherous massacre of the British envoy by Akbar Khan in Afghanistan. Also the memory of Mary, his widow, youngest daughter of William Spottiswoode. Born 17th March 1810. Died in London 11th October 1889. She accompanied her husband to Kabul and with her eight children was among the few survivors of the disastrous retreat of the British Army in 1842, who were held captives for ten months. Erected by their five sons and two surviving daughters." First Afghan
As the thread on the general conflict in Afghanistan is closed, I will place this link here. I watched the two programs last night on IPlayer, they are not new but worth a watch: BBC Two - Afghanistan: The Great Game - A Personal View by Rory Stewart
