Hero of Chitral: Sir George Scott Robertson

Sir George Scott Robertson (seated) and officers of the defence of Chitral

Army surgeon, explorer, administrator, author and member of parliament, Sir George Scott Robertson was viewed as a true hero during the late Victorian era. He had extensively travelled through rugged Kafiristan (modern day Nuristan Province in Afghanistan), took part in the military expedition against Hunza–Nagar, and commanded the difficult yet successful defence of Chitral during the final years of the so-called ‘Gre...