1839.—Capture of Kabul, flight of Dost Mahommed, and restoration of Shah Shujah (August).
1840.—Rising of Dost Mahommed (September).
1840.—Defeat and surrender of Dost Mahommed at Bamian (November).
1841.—Assassination of Sir A. Burnes at Kabul (November).
1841.—Murder of Sir W. Macnaghten at Kabul (December).
1842.—Siege of British forces in Kabul (December 1841, to January 1842).
1842.—Retreat and massacre of British army (January).
1842.—Advance of British relief column under General Pollock (April).
1842.—March of General Nott from Kandahar to Kabul (August to September).
1842.—General Pollock re-enters Kabul (September).