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The First Anglo–Afghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia, and also marked one of the worst setbacks inflicted on British power in the region after the consolidation of British Raj by the East India Company. (Summary by Phil)

Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 1, The by Archibald Forbes (1838 - 1900‪)‬ LibriVox

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The First Anglo–Afghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United Kingdom and Russia, and also marked one of the worst setbacks inflicted on British power in the region after the consolidation of British Raj by the East India Company. (Summary by Phil)

    01 - Preliminary

    01 - Preliminary

    • 25 min
    02 - The March to Cabul

    02 - The March to Cabul

    • 35 min
    03 - The First Year of Occupation

    03 - The First Year of Occupation

    • 32 min
    04 - The Second Year of Occupation

    04 - The Second Year of Occupation

    • 21 min
    05 - The Beginning of the End

    05 - The Beginning of the End

    • 23 min
    06 - The Beginning of the End (continued)

    06 - The Beginning of the End (continued)

    • 30 min

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