William Brydon
Assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army (1811-1873) · Doctors · Died at 61
William Brydon was a British medical doctor who was assistant surgeon in the Bengal 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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He also saw action during the Siege of Lucknow when he was holed up alongside Henry Lawrence.
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1811 to 1873 · aged 61
