The Village of Urghundee, Louis Haghe, 1 July 1842

'the village of urghundee', 1839 (c) plate 18 cropped from original held by the museum this image depicts the village of urghundee, located about 25 miles from kabul, and where emir dost mohammed planned to advance against the british invasion force. Before this was possible he was abandoned by many of his chieftains. Left with around 300 followers, he retreated to bamian. His guns, shown here lined up in the shadow of a mountain, were left behind and captured by major cureton of the 16th (the queen's) regiment of (light) dragoons (lancers). Image number: 1016315. Object Type: print. Date: 1 July 1842. Medium: lithograph. Depicted Place: Arghandeh. Collection: National Army Museum. The Village of Urghundee, 1839 (c) - NAM 1016315