Dost Mohammad and British East India Company

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A disastrous retreat with heavy casualties

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Emir of Afghanistan from 1823 to 1863
Founder of the Barakzai dynasty
Initially friendly towards the British, but relations deteriorated due to British expansion in India
Dost Mohammad's attempts to regain control over Peshawar led to tensions with the British

A British joint-stock company that played a key role in the First Anglo-Afghan War
Expanded its influence in India and sought to prevent Russian expansion in Central Asia
The company's military forces were known as the "Company Army"
The British government eventually dissolved the company in 1874

A disastrous retreat of British forces from Kabul in January 1842
Led by Major-General William Elphinstone, the British garrison attempted to withdraw to Jalalabad
The retreat was poorly planned and executed, resulting in heavy casualties and the destruction of much of the retreating force
Only a few survivors, including Dr. William Brydon, reached Jalalabad

Fought on July 23, 1839, during the First Anglo-Afghan War
British forces under General John Keane and Sir John MacNeill attacked the city of Ghazni, which was defended by Afghan forces under Dost Mohammad
The British breached the city walls using cannon fire and eventually captured the city
The battle was a decisive British victory, but it marked the beginning of a long and costly occupation of Afghanistan

Founder of the Barakzai dynasty and Emir of Afghanistan from 1823 to 1863
Initially friendly towards the British, but relations deteriorated due to British expansion in India
Attempted to regain control over Peshawar, leading to tensions with the British

A British joint-stock company that played a key role in the First Anglo-Afghan War
Expanded its influence in India and sought to prevent Russian expansion in Central Asia
The company's military forces were known as the "Company Army"
Dissolved by the British government in 1874

A disastrous retreat of British forces from Kabul in January 1842
Led by Major-General William Elphinstone, the British garrison attempted to withdraw to Jalalabad
The retreat was poorly planned and executed, resulting in heavy casualties and the destruction of much of the retreating force
Only a few survivors, including Dr. William Brydon, reached Jalalabad

Fought on July 23, 1839, during the First Anglo-Afghan War
British forces under General John Keane and Sir John MacNeill attacked the city of Ghazni, defended by Afghan forces under Dost Mohammad
The British breached the city walls using cannon fire and eventually captured the city
The battle was a decisive British victory, but it marked the beginning of a long and costly occupation of Afghanistan