Sam Browne - Second Anglo-Afghanistan War

Second Anglo-Afghanistan War

In 1878, as commander of the Peshawar Field Force during the Second Afghan War Browne brought 16,000 troops and 48 guns to the Khyber Pass, capturing the key fortress of Ali Masjid, which commanded its entry, and afterward proceeding through the pass and capturing Jalalabad. Browne was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath for this action.

Browne was promoted to general in 1878, and awarded the Order of the Bath's Grand Cross in 1891.

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