Charles Masson
1800–1853Charles Masson deserted Josiah Harlan after being rescued and serving as a mounted orderly.
Particulars
At Ahmadpur, Charles Masson was rescued by the American Josiah Harlan and was commissioned as a mounted orderly in Harlan's expedition to overthrow the regime in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Near Dera Ghazi Khan, Charles Masson deserted Harlan; while with Harlan, Masson and Brown pretended to be Americans, and Masson claimed to be from Kentucky, leading to later descriptions of him as an American.
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