Cabul Collection

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): British troops reconnoitring in mountains between Cabul valley
530485 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): British troops reconnoitring in mountains between Cabul valley and plain of Jellalabad. Wood engraving February 1880; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1900): British position at Sherpore, Cabul (Kabul)
530488 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1900): British position at Sherpore, Cabul (Kabul). Gatling gun bastion making ready to repel attack by the Ghazis, 23 December 1879

First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: William McNaghten (1793-1841) British diplomat
530476 First Anglo-Afghan War 1838-1842: William McNaghten (1793-1841) British diplomat, orientalist and colonial administrator: instigated interventionist policy in Afghanistan

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): A block in the Jugdulluk Pass: British troops having difficulties on their way to
530486 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): A block in the Jugdulluk Pass: British troops having difficulties on their way to reinforce General Roberts at Cabul (Kabul). December 1879

The Afghan Campaign, Scraps from Lataband Camp (engraving)
1045166 The Afghan Campaign, Scraps from Lataband Camp (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan Campaign, Scraps from Lataband Camp)

The Rebellion in Afghanistan, the Shutargardan Pass, looking towards Cabul (engraving)
1054155 The Rebellion in Afghanistan, the Shutargardan Pass, looking towards Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebellion in Afghanistan)

The Rebellion in Afghanistan, Group of the Corps of Guides, Some of whom formed the Escort of the British Embassy at
1054150 The Rebellion in Afghanistan, Group of the Corps of Guides, Some of whom formed the Escort of the British Embassy at Cabul (engraving) by English School

Cabul Illustrated, the Main Street in the Bazaar in the Fruit Season (engraving)
1058684 Cabul Illustrated, the Main Street in the Bazaar in the Fruit Season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabul Illustrated)

Cabul, the Capital of Shere Alis Dominions in Afghanistan (engraving)
1621565 Cabul, the Capital of Shere Alis Dominions in Afghanistan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabul)

Sir H Mortimer Durand, KCIE, British Indian Envoy to Cabul (b / w photo)
1627462 Sir H Mortimer Durand, KCIE, British Indian Envoy to Cabul (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir H Mortimer Durand, KCIE)

Lieutenant C A Montanara, RA (engraving)
1045323 Lieutenant C A Montanara, RA (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lieutenant C A Montanara, RA)

The Withdrawal from Cabul, Mr Lepel Griffin, the British Political Agent, and his Staff (engraving)
1060192 The Withdrawal from Cabul, Mr Lepel Griffin, the British Political Agent, and his Staff (engraving) by English School

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

A String of Blind Beggars, Cabul, 1843 (colour litho)
468710 A String of Blind Beggars, Cabul, 1843 (colour litho) by Atkinson, James (1780-1852) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

British Troops on the March to Cabul (engraving)
664060 British Troops on the March to Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Troops on the March to Cabul)

Bazaar at Kabul, Afghanistan, in the fruit season. 1842

Colonel Cleland led his lancers, illustration from
STC397069 Colonel Cleland led his lancers, illustration from Battles of the Nineteenth Century by Archibald Forbes, G.A. Henty and Major Arthur Griffiths (litho) by Paget

The Storming of Kabul Gate in 1839 (w / c & pencil on paper)
NAM195162 The Storming of Kabul Gate in 1839 (w/c & pencil on paper) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; eNational Army Museum; English, out of copyright

Cabul 1879 (engraving)
2905838 Cabul 1879 (engraving) by Stodart, George J. (d.1884); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cabul 1879. Lieut. W. R. P. Hamilton, V.C. Engraved by G. J. Stodart)

The Cabul Captivity (engraving)
1617090 The Cabul Captivity (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cabul Captivity. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 May 1843)

The Afghan War, the Shor Bazaar, Cabul, looted by the Enemy on 14 December (engraving)
1613904 The Afghan War, the Shor Bazaar, Cabul, looted by the Enemy on 14 December (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War, the Shor Bazaar)

British Mission to Cabul (b / w photo)
1627642 British Mission to Cabul (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Mission to Cabul)

General Gholam Haidar, the Afghan Commander-in-Chief, with the Escort Officers of the British Mission to Cabul
1627634 General Gholam Haidar, the Afghan Commander-in-Chief, with the Escort Officers of the British Mission to Cabul (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Sketches in Afghanistan (engraving)
1099754 Sketches in Afghanistan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Afghanistan)

Interior of the Residency at Cabul, showing the Position in which the Defenders Last took Refuge (engraving)
1099880 Interior of the Residency at Cabul, showing the Position in which the Defenders Last took Refuge (engraving) by English School

Street in the Bazaar at Cabul (engraving)
1099794 Street in the Bazaar at Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Street in the Bazaar at Cabul)

Afghanistan, Meeting of General Sir D Stewart and Mr Lepel Griffin with the New Ameer, Abdurrahman Khan, outside Cabul
1060230 Afghanistan, Meeting of General Sir D Stewart and Mr Lepel Griffin with the New Ameer, Abdurrahman Khan, outside Cabul, 11 August (engraving) by English School

The Afghan Campaign, Reinforcements for Cabul, crossing the Indus (engraving)
1054351 The Afghan Campaign, Reinforcements for Cabul, crossing the Indus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan Campaign, Reinforcements for Cabul)

Afghanistan, tobogganing at Cabul (engraving)
1045491 Afghanistan, tobogganing at Cabul (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Afghanistan, tobogganing at Cabul)

On the Road to Cabul, a Stampede from the Hills (engraving)
1054219 On the Road to Cabul, a Stampede from the Hills (engraving) by Ralston, William (1848-1911) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the Road to Cabul, a Stampede from the Hills)

The Afghan Campaign, the Capture of Cabul (engraving)
1054308 The Afghan Campaign, the Capture of Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan Campaign, the Capture of Cabul)

View of Bala Hissai and the City of Kabul, with the British Cantonments from the
NAM195664 View of Bala Hissai and the City of Kabul, with the British Cantonments from the Ba Marco Hill (colour litho) by Rattray, James (fl.1847-51) (after); National Army Museum

The Late Major Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari, KCB, CSI, British Resident at Cabul (engraving)
1099746 The Late Major Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari, KCB, CSI, British Resident at Cabul (engraving) by English School

The Afghan Campaign, the Ruins of the British Residency, Cabul (engraving)
1054310 The Afghan Campaign, the Ruins of the British Residency, Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan Campaign)

Tablet to the Memory of the Heroes of Jellalabad, Ghuznee, and Cabul (engraving)
1617368 Tablet to the Memory of the Heroes of Jellalabad, Ghuznee, and Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Camp of the British Mission to Cabul, at Jumrood, near the Khyber Pass (engraving)
1621630 Camp of the British Mission to Cabul, at Jumrood, near the Khyber Pass (engraving) by Overend, William Heysham (1851-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The city of Kabul (engraving)
819136 The city of Kabul (engraving) by Ramage, J (fl.1860) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The city of Kabul, Afghanistan, as seen from the Bala Hissar is an ancient fortress)

Afghanistan, canoeing on Bemaru Lake, near Cabul (engraving)
1045478 Afghanistan, canoeing on Bemaru Lake, near Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Afghanistan, canoeing on Bemaru Lake, near Cabul)

On the March to Cabul, General Roberts and his Party attacked by Ghilzais between Ali-Kheyl and Kushi (engraving)
1054262 On the March to Cabul, General Roberts and his Party attacked by Ghilzais between Ali-Kheyl and Kushi (engraving) by Fripp

The Rebellion in Afghanistan, the British Residency in Cabul (engraving)
1054169 The Rebellion in Afghanistan, the British Residency in Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rebellion in Afghanistan)

The Late Sir Pierre Louis Cavagnari, CSI, KCB, VC (engraving)
1054143 The Late Sir Pierre Louis Cavagnari, CSI, KCB, VC (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Sir Pierre Louis Cavagnari, CSI, KCB, VC)

Afghanistan, Sirdar Bahadur Nawab Gholam Hussein Khan, CSI, "Alizae"Curetons Mooltanee Cavalry (15th BC)
1059929 Afghanistan, Sirdar Bahadur Nawab Gholam Hussein Khan, CSI, " Alizae" Curetons Mooltanee Cavalry (15th BC), the British Envoy to Shere Ali

Afghanistan Illustrated, Interior of the Palace of Shah Shujah-Ool-Moolk at Cabul (engraving)
1059905 Afghanistan Illustrated, Interior of the Palace of Shah Shujah-Ool-Moolk at Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Afghanistan Illustrated)

Afghanistan Illustrated, Cabul from the Be-Maroo Hill with the British Cantonments, 1839-40 (engraving)
1059903 Afghanistan Illustrated, Cabul from the Be-Maroo Hill with the British Cantonments, 1839-40 (engraving) by English School

The Occupation of Cabul (engraving)
1099940 The Occupation of Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Occupation of Cabul)

The Advance on Cabul, General Sir F Robertss Force advancing up the Hazardarakht Defile to the Shutargardan (engraving)
1099819 The Advance on Cabul, General Sir F Robertss Force advancing up the Hazardarakht Defile to the Shutargardan (engraving) by English School

The Attack on the British Residency, Cabul (engraving)
664288 The Attack on the British Residency, Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Attack on the British Residency, Cabul)

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"Cabul: A Tale of Triumph and Tragedy in Afghanistan" The mention evokes a tumultuous chapter in history, marked by both triumph and tragedy. The Afghan Campaign, led to Execution at Cabul, stands as a haunting engraving that captures the brutality of war. It reminds us of the sacrifices made during The War in Afghanistan, like the Execution of the Kotwal on that fateful day - 26th October - outside the Residency. Today, all that remains are Ruins of the British Residency at Cabul; remnants frozen in time, bearing witness to past conflicts. Scraps from Lataband Camp tell tales of resilience amidst adversity during The Afghan Campaign. Meanwhile, The Rebellion in Afghanistan reveals another side – showcasing brave soldiers who formed an escort for the British Embassy at Cabul. In contrast to these scenes of conflict and rebellion lies a glimpse into everyday life within this ancient city. In Cabul Illustrated, we see its vibrant Main Street bustling with activity during fruit season – a testament to its thriving bazaar culture. This was once considered Shere Ali's dominion – his capital city showcased through an enchanting engraving titled "Cabul: Capital City. " Amidst these historical accounts emerge notable figures such as Sir H Mortimer Durand, KCIE - British Indian Envoy to Cabul captured forever in black-and-white photography. Lieutenant C A Montanara is immortalized too through an intricate engraving. Yet it is impossible not to acknowledge The Disaster in Afghanistan etched deeply into our collective memory - reminding us how even great powers can falter when faced with insurmountable challenges. Finally comes The Withdrawal from Cabul where Mr Lepel Griffin and his staff stand united despite their retreat; symbols of resilience amid defeat. Cabul's story encompasses bravery and loss; hope mingled with despair.