'The Last Stand of the British at Maiwand, Afghanistan, 27 July 1880' by John Elder Moultray

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'The Last Stand of the British at Maiwand, Afghanistan, 27 July 1880' by John Elder Moultray

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On 27 July 1880 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, two brigades of British and Indian troops were heavily defeated by Afghan forces under the leadership of Ayub Khan. Known as the Battle of Maiwand, it is often remembered for the role of a woman named Malalai, who, seeing the Afghani flag bearer shot down, rushed forward and called on the Afgha...

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