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The Aftermath Of The Battle Of Ali Masjid, 2nd Anglo-Afghan War, 1878 To 1880, Taken By John Burke.
Photograph Showing A View Of The British Army Camped On The Shagai Heights Of The Khyber Pass, With Captured Afghan Guns From Ali Masjid In The Foreground.
Brigadier General Frederick Appleyard, CB, VC (1829 - 1911) And Four Of His Staff Stand To Left, Near The Cannons In The Centre. Some Soldiers Stand Next To The Cannons. Tents, Horses And men On The Right, Surrounding The Cannons, And Beyond.
The Photograph Has A Border, Rounded At The Top Corners, Obscuring A Fifth Man Standing, His Back Turned Away From The Cannons, Lower Left. Appleyard Commanded The Third Infantry Brigade Of The Peshawar Field Force, Composed Of Troops Of The 81st North Lancashire, 14th Sikhs And 27th Punjabis, During The Second Afghan War Of 1878-80.