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Afghanistan 1839
The British East India Company dominated the Indian subcontinent yet they were not secure in their position
Holding unjustified fears that Russia threatened Indias northwestern border the Company decided to make a preemptive strike and ensure that this menace would be stopped by a strong proBritish Afghanistan
Thousands of British and Indian troops invaded this mountainous land to intervene in a succession dispute between emir Dost Mahommed Khan and former emir Shah ShujaoolMulk After capturing Kabul they placed the cruel but proBritish Shah Shuja upon the throne once again and supported him with an overwhelming military presence
However the proud and ruthless warriors of Afghanistan were unwilling to submit themselves to British control and within three years they had risen up against their oppressors in one of the bloodiest revolts in history
George Bruce delves into a vast array of published and unpublished nineteenth century sources to uncover this campaign in which very few British survivors made it back through the snowladen passes to India
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