1 Jan 1839 Jahr - Afghanistan

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1839 The British fear Russian influence in Afghanistan and want "a trustworthy ally" there – on India's western frontier. There they have sent a force of 12,000 British and Indian troops, with elephants, 38,000 camels and a horde of followers, including families, prostitutes, and sellers of opium, rum and tobacco.

1841 Britain's political resident at Kabul is hacked to death and an uprising in the city leaves 300 of a British detachment dead.

1842 The British are forced to withdraw from Afghanistan.

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