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id: 21979
title: For Name and Fame; Or, Through Afghan Passes
author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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  "You may look in the pot," he said, turning to Captain Ripon, "and "We may be some little time, before we find the boy," he said; "but "Time to knock off work," he said, "and we''ve got pretty near generally selected by Malays for an attack, as men sleep at that enemy were still round the village; but returned, each time, with "Look here, my boy," the colonel said; "I have heard, from Major in that three Afghan regiments, with twelve guns, had lately passed led the men forward and, for a time, a hand-to-hand fight took The Afghan troops facing General Roberts'' column, when they found The Afghan force, after half an hour''s effort to carry the village hours of fighting, the little British force had driven the Afghans general himself, as numbering 80,000 men; but which the Afghans, "This is hot work," Will Gale said to his captain, when the enemy''s


id: 12863
title: Campaign of the Indus In a Series of Letters from an Officer of the Bombay Division
author: Holdsworth, T. W. E.
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  last-mentioned place Shah Shooja''s eldest son joined his father with Bombay troops under General Willshire having remained at Cabool about a Native Infantry, under the command of our chief, General Willshire, left preceding day; and General Willshire found a letter from Sir John Keane, very little time to add more, as the post goes to Bombay to-day, but to 1st regiment of Bombay Light Cavalry, one company of foot artillery, horse artillery, &c., did not march for two days after, with the on arriving at our ground at one place, after a march of eighteen miles, within five good marches of Ghuzni, when General Willshire received an The last three days before arriving at Kelat we marched in order of 2nd Regiment Bengal Cavalry--1 horse killed, 1 rank and file wounded. 3rd Troop Bombay Horse Artillery--1 rank and file wounded. Governor-General of India having this day received that officer''s report


id: 8428
title: The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80
author: Forbes, Archibald
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  treaty which sent Shah Soojah to Cabul, escorted by British bayonets. Macnaghten''s advances, and had attacked Shah Soojah''s camp on the day morning of the 22d the Afghans were seen moving in force from Cabul field guns, marched away from Candahar, his face set towards Cabul. British generals at Jellalabad and Candahar to march on Cabul, and did guns; to General Roberts the command of the Kuram valley column, of about which consisted in the Afghan acceptance of a British Resident at Cabul. a resolute attempt to prevent the British force from reaching Cabul, and right of the Afghan position, was held in force, whence an effective fire General Macpherson of Roberts'' force, who had marched down from Cabul On the following day General Baker marched out with a force made up of might occur for marching a force from Cabul to Candahar. Afghan force entered Candahar, followed presently by Mahomed Hassan Khan,


id: 7021
title: Indian Frontier Policy; an historical sketch
author: Adye, John, Sir
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  The subject of our policy on the North-West frontier of India is one of [Illustration: Afghanistan and North-West Frontier of INDIA.] Abdul Rahman becomes Ameer--Withdrawal of British Army from Afghanistan, Abdul Rahman becomes Ameer--Withdrawal of British Army from Afghanistan, For a few years subsequent to the war, our frontier policy happily Government of India, by the great wars of 1843 and 1849, having annexed years later led us into the second great war in Afghanistan. FRONTIER POLICY SINCE SECOND AFGHAN WAR, INCLUDING EXPEDITION TO CHITRAL FRONTIER POLICY SINCE SECOND AFGHAN WAR, INCLUDING EXPEDITION TO CHITRAL Further Advance of Russia--Merv Occupied--Sir West Ridgeway''s Frontier Further Advance of Russia--Merv Occupied--Sir West Ridgeway''s Frontier countries to leave frontier policy alone, at all events for the time. country, and also of the position of Russia in Central Asia, which are affect our general frontier policy in India, so far as Russia and


id: 33496
title: Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan
author: Taylor, William
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  The Bombay troops ordered to form part of the army of the Indus Bombay Light Cavalry, two troops of the Honorable Company''s Horse departure the troops were reviewed by Lieutenant-General Sir John Keane, Early on the morning of the fifth day, we arrived at Tattah, a place of party, left the camp on foot at an early hour of the morning. Positive orders having been issued that neither officers nor men should Before Sir Henry left us he inspected the troops, and appeared satisfied Horse, they turned in pursuit, and soon came in sight of the enemy, appearance of a general officer on the heights to our left, who Light Dragoons was immediately ordered out in pursuit under the command our men, and again did the fleetness of his horse place him for a time and then followed the Commander-in-Chief, with the whole of the general Commander-in-Chief, several general and field officers, and the


id: 50145
title: The First Afghan War
author: Morris, Mowbray
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  through the great Khyber and Koord-Cabul passes to the Afghan years later, Burnes arrived in Cabul the courtiers turned in disgust government Dost Mahomed was firmly seated on the throne of Cabul, and Shortly after Lord Auckland''s arrival at Calcutta Dost Mahomed and open manners." Returning in the following year, Burnes was sent Ameer''s brother Mahomed, from whose government the Sikhs had originally Herat advance on Candahar, he would himself march with Dost Mahomed to Sir Henry Fane, Commander-in-chief of the British army in India, rather with Dost Mahomed than with Soojah, and it was far from clear The English army lay on the plain, a noble force, in perfect order and English military officers were inclined to look upon Soojah and his nevertheless, when the English force advanced, three days afterwards, the chief officers of the English army swelled his train. and with him went Macnaghten, leaving Burnes in charge at Cabul.


id: 55779
title: To Herat and Cabul: A Story of the First Afghan War
author: Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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  [Illustration: ANGUS AND POTTINGER WATCHING THE FIGHT FROM THE WALLS OF friends, and on his return told Angus that the new British minister had Two days later the Persian officer returned to Herat with a letter camp brought in news that there was a report that a great British army "I think, Azim," Angus said, when they met that night "you must buy "I should think it would be a very good thing, Azim," Angus said in the On the following day Angus passed several working parties who were As Angus left the tent with Sir Alexander Burnes he said: "I am indeed As they approached Ghuznee, Sir Alexander Burnes said to Angus: "Mr. Campbell, I shall be glad if you will resume your Afghan costume and Angus on entering said in Persian, "My orders are to deliver this "We shall do well to-day," Hassan said to Angus, "and the horses are


id: 52473
title: Recollections of a Military Life
author: Adye, John, Sir
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  all general officers should be informed that the enemy in considerable As to the general plan of attack, Sir John Burgoyne, having, with large reinforcements, General Liprandi advanced in force and attacked Soon after the commencement of the battle, Lord Raglan, General The staff present were as follows: Sir John Burgoyne, Generals in French said: ''My Lord, when I was a great man and Commander-in-Chief for War that, so long as he commanded the French army in the field, Minister for War, however, about this time informed Lord Raglan that officers of the two armies, at which I was present with General General Dupuis and his staff followed the Commander-in-Chief up country General Sir Thomas Munro--an officer who entered the Madras service of [Footnote 49: _Political History of India_, Major General Sir John At this time great changes had become necessary in the army in India in


