William Brydon | |
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![]() Brydon, c. 1864 | |
Born | London, England | 10 October 1811
Died | 20 March 1873 near Nigg, Highland, Scotland | (aged 61)
Buried | Rosemarkie churchyard |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Rank | Assistant surgeon |
Unit | Bengal Army |
Battles/wars | |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Alma mater | |
Relations | Major General Donald Macintyre (brother-in-law) |
William Brydon CB (10 October 1811 – 20 March 1873) was a British doctor who was 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, plus 12,000 accompanying civilians, to reach safety in Jalalabad at the end of the 1842 retreat from Kabul.
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