In the snowy mountains of the Hindu Kush, over 16,000 British troops and camp followers were at the mercy of the elements and guerrilla attacks from the rugged terrain. After ten days of struggling to reach their destination, the remnants of the 44th Regiment and their followers were outright massacred in the foothills outside Gandamak, Afghanistan. This is the story of the Massacre of Elphinstone's Army and the conditions that lead to this disastrous British defeat; one episode in the broader Great Game between Great Britain and Russia.