5924202 Shamshere Bridge and Musjid, Kabul, 1879 (b/w photo) by Burke, John (fl.1878-79); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Shamshere Bridge and Musjid, Kabul, 1879. Photograph by John Burke, 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880), 1879. An Indian sentry stands guard with the Shamshere bridge, which spanned the Kabul River, visible in the background. General Frederick Roberts? Kabul Field Force had occupied Kabul in October 1879 following a mutiny in the Afghan Army and the murder of the envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and his escort. A popular uprising then forced Roberts to fall back to his base at Sherpur. On 23 December 1879, Roberts defeated a major Afghan attack and reoccupied Kabul. He remained in the city until the summer of 1880. Burke stayed with the soldiers, photographing the city and its inhabitants. From an album of 101 photographs by John Burke.); by National Army Museum .