'Crushed by Rolling Stones, Mown Down by Volleys of Musket-Shot The Men Fell In Hundreds', 1908, (c1 Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton.

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'Crushed by Rolling Stones, Mown Down by Volleys of Musket-Shot The Men Fell In Hundreds', 1908, (c1920). The First Afghan War 1839-1842, ended with an Afghan victory and a decimated British Army. On the long treat from Kabul, many exhausted soldiers perished, crushed by rolling stones and musket-shot fired by Afghan hill tribes hidden in the hills and valleys. From Our Empire Story, by H. E. Marshall [Thomas Nelson And Sons, London, c1920]

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Size: 2669px × 3762px
Location: World,Asia,Afghanistan
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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