William Brydon Military person

William Brydon CB (10 October 1811 – 20 March 1873) was an 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 to reach safety in Jalalabad at the end of the long retreat from Kabul.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 10, 1811
Date of death	March 20, 1873
Resting place	Rosemarkie

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Military person

award	Order of the Bath
military operations	First Anglo-Afghan War Indian Rebellion of 1857 Second Anglo-Burmese War
military unit	Bengal Army
relation	Donald Macintyre (VC)