He survived, and upon his return to England he and several of his human colleagues were presented to Queen Victoria and received honours.
[1] In 1880 the regiment was stationed at the fort in Kandahar, Afghanistan, which had been occupied by the British since January 1879, just after the start of the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
On 3 July 1880, a column of about 2,700 troops under Brigadier George Burrows set out from Kandahar to assist friendly tribesmen[clarification needed] in putting down a rebellion by Ayub Khan.
[1] Upon arrival back in England, Bobbie was presented to Queen Victoria alongside several soldiers of the regiment.
[4] As well as the display in the Regimental Museum at Salisbury, Bobbie is featured on a commemorative coin given to those who attended the 2004 opening of the Animals in War Memorial in Hyde Park in London.