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Colonial Wars
As the European powers built empires across the world, wars were fought to establish influence. The British Army saw action in India, Afghanistan and Africa, and other nations dispatched military might to subdue indigenous populations.
Britain's Second War in Afghanistan Was Marked by Miscalculat…
Britain's second war in Afghanistan, fought in the late 1870s, was marked by miscalculations and heroics, and ultimately succeeded in protecting the prize possession of the British Empire, India.
Britain's Disastrous Retreat from Kabul
A British force occupied the Afghan capital of Kabul in the late 1830s, but a revolt forced 16,000 to retreat from the city in January 1842. The columns of British troops were attacked mercilessly by Afghan tribesmen, and only one man, an army surgeon, lived to tell the story.
The British Empire Fights in Afghanistan
As part of The Great Game, the British Empire fought a series of wars in Afghanistan in the 1800s. This site at Britain's National Army Museum is a good starting place for exploring the Empire's efforts to control a faraway and hostile land.