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afghan captors
afghan leader mahomed akber khan
Author_Vincent Eyre
british army
british hostages
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first afghan war
first anglo-afghan war
hostage
Kabul
the military operations at kabul
The Retreat and Destruction of the British Army
Product details
- ISBN 9781845880125
- Weight: 270g
- Dimensions: 125 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 31 Oct 2005
- Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Written while the author was held as a hostage by the Afghan leader Mahomed Akber Khan, this book is an account of the tragedy and destruction which overtook the British army during the First Afghan War. It provides details of the harrowing conditions and distressing treatment that were inflicted on the British hostages by their Afghan captors.
Vincent Eyre (1811-1881) had a distinguished military career in Afghanistan and India. Blockaded in Cabul in 1840 and seriously wounded in a sortie, Eyre and his family were among the hostages kept by Akber Khan in return for permission to evacuate the British force. He also distinguished himself in the Indian mutiny of 1857, leading a force that relieved government employees at Arrah and defeating the Koor Singh. For this feat he was later awarded the Star of India, second-class. He remained in the army until his retirement in 1863, by which time he had achieved the rank of Major-General. He remained active until his death and with his wife helped to organize an ambulance service in France during the Franco-Prussian War.
