BRITISH SCHOOL C.1842 (SCENES FROM THE AFGHAN WAR)
The Afghan war c. 1842
each inscribed, monogramed 'G C', titled and dated '1842 Scene in the time of March, Affghanistan' (centre), and with various inscriptions throughout the sheets
watercolour
22 x 27 cm

The 1842 retreat from Kabul was the retreat of the British and East India Company forces from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War. An uprising in Kabul forced the then-commander, Major-General William Elphinstone, to fall back to the British garrison at Jalalabad. As the army and its numerous dependents and camp followers began their march, it came under attack from Afghan tribesmen.

The Retreat from Kabul in 1842 was a significant event during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842), which was fought between the British East India Company and the Emirate of Afghanistan.