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| Keywords: Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-42.jpg Encampment of the Kandahar Army under General Nott This lithograph was taken from plate 5 of 'Afghaunistan' by Lieutenant James Rattray He wrote of this scene After a march of 210 miles through the most desolate and terrific mountain passes in the world the view bursts suddenly on the delighted eyes of the fastness-wearied soldier The encampment of the troops led by General Sir William Nott lay on the vast plain of Chaman-e-Shah Kabul is pictured in the distance Towering above all are the heights of Paghman Rattray wrote that if this commanding and secure site had been taken earlier during the Afghan campaign it in all probability could have prevented that long series of unparalleled disasters reverses crimes and errors which ended in our total annihilation A mark in the high road running through the centre of the sketch indicates the spot where Shah Shuja was murdered http //www bl uk/ The British Library 1839-42 Lieutenant James Rattray PD-Old PD-old-70 Kabul in the 19th century First Anglo-Afghan War 19th-century lithographs William Nott | ||||
