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13th January 1842: William Brydon, the sole survivor of 4,500 British soldiers, arrives at Jalalabad in Afghanistan

13th January 2020
Tagged as: Afghanistan, Akbar Khan, Anglo-Afghan War, Britain, Jalalabad, Kabul, War

Dr William Brydon of the British East India Company Army was the only survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers to reach safety at Jalalabad in Afghanistan.

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2nd January 1980: Jimmy Carter instigates the end of détente after the USSR invades Afghanistan

2nd January 2019
Tagged as: Afghanistan, Brezhnev, Carter, Cold War, Detente, Soviet-Afghanistan War, USA, USSR

In response to Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan, Jimmy Carter brought the period of détente to an end.

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30th September 737: Umayyad Caliphate defeated in the Battle of the Baggage

30th September 2018
Tagged as: Afghanistan, Caliph, Caliphate, Islam, Middle East, Muslim, Turgesh, Umayyad

The Battle of the Baggage saw the defeat of an army from the powerful Umayyad Caliphate by Turgesh forces.

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13th January 1842: William Brydon, the sole survivor of 4,500 British soldiers, arrives at Jalalabad in Afghanistan

2nd January 1980: Jimmy Carter instigates the end of détente after the USSR invades Afghanistan

30th September 737: Umayyad Caliphate defeated in the Battle of the Baggage

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24th July 1911: Machu Picchu ‘rediscovered’ by US explorer Hiram Bingham III

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18th January 1871: Wilhelm I declared German Emperor

17th January 1944: Allies launch the Battle of Monte Cassino during the Second World War

16th January 27 BCE: Octavian becomes Augustus, Roman Emperor

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28th June 1914 & 1919: Trigger and end of the First World War

11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed

8th July 1932: Dow Jones falls to lowest point in the Great Depression

1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland

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