80. 1842: The Retreat from Kabul

Empire: World History

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🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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As the British occupation of Kabul collapses, the troops flee. What follows is one of the darkest events in British imperial history. A treacherous journey through mountain passes in crippling winter conditions leaves the British at the mercy of the Afghan forces. Over 15,000 men, women, and children leave the capital, legend says only one man survives. Listen as William and Anita discuss the bloody, brutal, first retreat from Kabul. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Email: empirepoduk@gmail.com Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport + Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.1	W. Empire pod UK.com. Hello Empire Podcast
0:26.4	Podcast listeners Anita here.
0:28.0	This episode is going to be one perhaps if you're of a delicate disposition or you've got small
0:33.7	children or even slightly bigger children who don't like gory story you may not want to
0:38.8	listen to it with them anyway just a friendly warning on with a show.
0:43.0	Hello and
0:54.1	welcome to Empire with me Anita Arnan and me William
0:57.6	Drumpel now we have something very important to clear up so there was an awful
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1:06.8	for some reason you started me off. I know it's girding your loins. You've saying girt your loins and
1:11.1	it's not a T, it's a D, girding your loins and I just not a T it's a D girding your loins and I just
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1:19.0	then why did you say it yes sorry sorry
1:21.6	gird is a verb girt is an out Yes, sorry, sorry, sorry, I don't. Gerters are now.
1:24.0	You're saying this professor, as if you knew this all along.
1:28.0	You were the one who was gerting.
1:30.0	I just went along with you gerting.
1:32.0	Okay, so it's a biblical thing and I have found a
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