Kandahar Collection (page 2)

Sketch Plan of Country from the Helmund to Kandahar (engraving)
1106830 Sketch Plan of Country from the Helmund to Kandahar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketch Plan of Country from the Helmund to Kandahar)

Afghanistan, Entrance to the Charsu, Candahar (engraving)
1060205 Afghanistan, Entrance to the Charsu, Candahar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Afghanistan, Entrance to the Charsu, Candahar)

The Afghan War (engraving)
1060017 The Afghan War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War. Illustration for The Graphic)

Battle of Kandahar, 1879 (gravure)
959898 Battle of Kandahar, 1879 (gravure) by Dupray, Henri-Louis (1841-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Kandahar, 1879)

The Country round Candahar, Sirdar Troops (engraving)
2772583 The Country round Candahar, Sirdar Troops (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Country round Candahar, Sirdar Troops)

The charge of the Lancers at Kandahar, 1915 (colour litho)
2920244 The charge of the Lancers at Kandahar, 1915 (colour litho) by Cuneo, Cyrus (1879-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Red Book of British Battles published by Henry Frowde)

Candahar: The 92nd Highlanders and the 2nd Gurkhas Storming Gaudi Mullah Sahibdad
CH139771 Candahar: The 92nd Highlanders and the 2nd Gurkhas Storming Gaudi Mullah Sahibdad (oil on canvas) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927)

Second Anglo-Afghan War (engraving)
1621608 Second Anglo-Afghan War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Second Anglo-Afghan War. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 October 1878)

The Lansdowne Bridge over the Indus at Sukkur, on the Railway to Quetta and Candahar (engraving)
1626497 The Lansdowne Bridge over the Indus at Sukkur, on the Railway to Quetta and Candahar (engraving) by English School

92nd Highlanders and 2nd Gurkhas storming the Gaudi Mullah Sahibdad at Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1880 (colour litho)
5235829 92nd Highlanders and 2nd Gurkhas storming the Gaudi Mullah Sahibdad at Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1880 (colour litho) by Woodville

Kandahar (engraving)
3654101 Kandahar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kandahar. Illustration for The Imperial Gazetteer, A General Dictionary of Geography (Blackie)

Construction of the Candahar Railway, celebrating the Completion of the Line as far as Sibi (engraving)
1045393 Construction of the Candahar Railway, celebrating the Completion of the Line as far as Sibi (engraving) by English School

The Afghan War, Central Dome or Char-Su, where Four Chief Streets meet in the City of Candahar (engraving)
1106826 The Afghan War, Central Dome or Char-Su, where Four Chief Streets meet in the City of Candahar (engraving) by Overend

The War in Afghanistan, Map of the Country round Candahar (engraving)
1106820 The War in Afghanistan, Map of the Country round Candahar (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War in Afghanistan)

The Afghan War, Candahar, with the British Cantonments under General Sir Donald Stewart (engraving)
1099755 The Afghan War, Candahar, with the British Cantonments under General Sir Donald Stewart (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

AFGHANISTAN / KHOJAK PASS
The entrance to the Khojak Pass, on the road to Kandahar. Date: 1878

Kennet SN8 2 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Kennet SN8 2

Ruins of old Kandahar, Zorr Shar, founded by Alexander the Great, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Asia

Battle of Kandahar - The 92nd Are To Take The Guns, (1901). Creator: Unknown
Battle of Kandahar - " The 92nd Are To Take The Guns", (1901). The Battle of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was fought on 1 September 1880 between the British under General Frederick

General Robertss Staff, Kandahar Expedition, c1880, (1901). Creator: Bourne & Shepherd
General Robertss Staff, Kandahar Expedition, c1880, (1901). Portrait of General Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914), commander of British forces in Afghanistan

Watching the Rout of the Afghan Forces from Bab Wali Mountain, 1st September 1880, (1901). The Battle of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was fought between the British under General Frederick Sleigh

Map Indicating General Robertss Route to Kabul... and the British and Russian Boundaries, 1901
Map Indicating General Robertss Route to Kabul, and Thence to Kandahar, and the British and Russian Boundaries, 1901. The route taken through Afghanistan by British officer Sir Frederick Sleigh

The Victory of Kandahar (Cavalry Pursuit to the Arghandab River), (1901). Creator: Unknown
The Victory of Kandahar (Cavalry Pursuit to the Arghandab River), (1901). The Battle of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan was fought on 1 September 1880 between the British under General Frederick

The City of Kandahar Looking from the South Towards Baba Wali Mountain, c1840, (1901). Men with camels and sheep near the town of Kandahar in the south of Afghanistan

92nd Highlanders and 2nd Gurkhas storming Gaudi Mullah Sahibdad, Afghanistan, 1901
92nd Highlanders and 2nd Gurkhas storming Mulla Sahibdad, Afghanistan, 1901. British Empire troops commanded by Lord Roberts defeating an Afghan army to relieve the siege of Kandahar during

Plans of the Battle of Candahar, (September 1, 1880), c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

First Sight of Candahar, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo?Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Eedgah, or North Gate, Candahar, c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Plan of General Robertss March from Cabul to Candahar, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Plan of the Sortie from Candahar, (Aug. 16, 1880), c1880
Plan of the Sortie from Candahar (Aug. 16, 1880), c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Plan of General Burrows March to the Helmund (July 4-29, 1880), c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Candahar, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Battle of Candahar: Plan, 1902. The Battle of Kandahar (1 September 1880), the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1778-1880) fought by the British Empire

Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832-1914), British soldier, c1901. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes
Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar (1832-1914), British soldier, c1901. Frederick Sleigh Roberts (1832-1914) was one of the foremost British military figures of Victorian times

The Marsha Pass, North of Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVI, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co

Kandahar Lady of Rank, Engaged in Smoking, 1848. Artist: Carrick, Robert (active Mid of 19th cen. )
Kandahar Lady of Rank, Engaged in Smoking, 1848. From a private collection

Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kandahar, Pretoria and Waterford VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE (1832-1914), 1904 (c).Oil on canvas after the portrait by John Singer Sargent, 1904

Guns at Waiwand 1880
Battle of Maiwand, saving the guns: though the British force was defeated by the Afghans, they were able to retreat to Kandahar in relatively good order. 27 July 1880

Lady Roberts (Wife)
LADY ROBERTS, wife of Frederick Lord Roberts of Kandahar. Date: 19TH CENTURY

A U. S. Army soldier looks through the scope of his M-14 sniper rifle
January 12, 2011 - A U.S. Army soldier looks through the scope of his M-14 sniper rifle near Howz-e Madad, Kandahar province, Afghanistan

Soldiers conduct a census to better understand the locals in Kandahar, Afghanistan
January 9, 2012 - Soldiers conduct a census to better understand the local population in southern Kandahar, Afghanistan

Military vehicles parked outside Loy Karez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan
November 2, 2011 - Military vehicles parked outside Loy Karez, Kandahar province, Afghanistan

A U. S. Soldier provides security during a road construction project in Afghanistan
March 28, 2013 - A U.S. Soldier provides security during a road construction project in Panjwaai district at Forward Operating Base Shoja, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan

An M-ATV Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle parked next to a MaxxPro MRAP
October 22, 2009 - A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected all-terrain vehicle (M-ATV), right, is parked next to a MaxxPro MRAP after M-ATVs arrived at Kandahar Airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepare to land
December 18, 2011 - Members of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepare to land on the helicopter pad on Forward Operating Base Pasab, Kandahar province, Afghanistan

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter comes in for a dust landing
February 29, 2012 - A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter comes in for a dust landing during an air assault training mission led by the Kandahar Air Wing and Afghan National Army in Kandahar province

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter transporting wounded warriors
February 27, 2013 - The CH-47 Chinook helicopter transporting the wounded warriors that are taking part in Operation Proper Exit II, arrives at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar, Afghanistan

An Afghan Commando engages training targets on the firing range
September 24, 2009 - An Afghan Commando engages training targets in the prone position at a Commando facility in Kandahar, Afghanistan

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"Kandahar: A Tapestry of History and Valor" Step into the heart of Kandahar, where history intertwines with bravery. From the thunderous blades of the US Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter to the echoes of guns at Maiwand, this city holds tales that resonate through time. Lord Roberts, a name etched in history, led his troops in 1900 towards Kandahar's gates. The Mausoleum of Mirwais Khan Hotaki stands as a testament to the city's captivating beauty, its interior adorned with intricate details that whisper stories from centuries past. The Afghan War left an indelible mark on Kandahar; it was here that the 91st Highlanders and the 2nd Gurkas fearlessly stormed Gandia Mullah in 1901. As you gaze upon their courageous acts frozen in time, you can almost hear their battle cries echoing through these hallowed grounds. Witness modern warfare unfold as U. S. Army AH-64D Apache Helicopters hover above Kandahar Airfield while US Army Chinooks stand tall amidst their powerful presence. RAF C17 Aircraft soar across Afghanistan's skies, connecting nations and bridging divides. Yet amidst all this military might lies a reminder of peace - Guns at Waiwand silently speak volumes about conflicts long gone by. Lord Roberts' march to Kandahar is vividly captured in color lithographs, depicting determination etched on every soldier's face. And finally, let us not forget the Charge of Lancers - an awe-inspiring display of courage immortalized in vibrant hues. It serves as a constant reminder that valor knows no boundaries or limitations when faced with adversity. In Kandahar, every corner whispers tales both ancient and contemporary – stories woven together by threads of heroism and resilience. Step into this tapestry where history meets valor, and be captivated by the spirit that defines this remarkable city.