'Murcha Pass, from top of the Durrani gate', 1880 (c)
Photograph by Benjamin Simpson (1831-1923), 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880), 1880 (c).
The Murcha Pass linked the Kandahar Plain with the Urgundab valley. During the Battle of Kandahar on 1 September 1880 it was the scene of fierce fighting between Ayub Khan's tribesmen and General Sir Hugh Gough's Cavalry Brigade.
From an album of 34 photographs.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1951-01-43-4
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1951-01-43-4