William Brydon

William Brydon
Brydon, c. 1864
Born(1811-10-10)10 October 1811
London, England
Died20 March 1873(1873-03-20) (aged 61)
near Nigg, Highland, Scotland
Buried
Rosemarkie churchyard
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
RankAssistant surgeon
UnitBengal Army
Battles / wars
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Alma mater
RelationsMajor General Donald Macintyre (brother-in-law)

William Brydon CB (10 October 1811 – 20 March 1873) was a British doctor who was assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, famous for reportedly being the only member of an army of 4,500 men, plus 12,000 accompanying civilians, to reach safety in Jalalabad at the end of the 1842 retreat from Kabul.


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