Narrative of the Campaign of the Indus in Sind and Kaubool in 1838-9, Volume 2Richard Bentley, 1840 - Afghan Wars |
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16th Lancers advance Affghan Affghanistan Alexander Burnes ancient appeared army attack bazaar Beloochies betwixt Bolan Pass Brigadier Brigadier Sale Brigadier Scott British Government Cabool camels camp campaign Captain Bean Captain Outram Cavalry chief citadel Colonel command Commander-in-chief Daudur David Ochterlony detachment ditto Dost Mahomed Dost Mahommed Khan Douranee empire duty enemy Envoy and Minister European feet fire five forage garrison gate Ghiljies Ghizni Ghuznee ground Gundava guns halt hills Hindoo Honourable the Governor Horse Artillery hundred India Indus Kandahar Kaubool Khelaut killed Kurachy Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Auckland Lordship Majesty's 2nd Major Major-General ment miles military Miraub Khan morning moved NUWAUB officers OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS party Peat Poona Horse probably Quetta rank and file received relics Right Honourable river rupees Sattara Shah Soojah Shah's Shikarpore Sir Alexander Burnes Sir John Keane storming Sukkur Surgeon Tatta thousand tion tomb troops whole Willshire wounded
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Page 236 - Persian policy, with the same full knowledge of its opposition to the rights and interests of the British nation in India, and have been openly assisting in the operations against Herat.
Page 298 - It is quite impossible for me sufficiently to express my admiration of the gallant and steady conduct of the officers and men upon this occasion ; but the fact of less than an hour having elapsed from the formation of the columns for the attack to the period of the troops being within the fort, and this performed in the open day, and in the face of an enemy so very superior in numbers, and...
Page 238 - Afghanistan surrounded by his own troops, and will be supported against foreign interference and factious opposition by a British army. The Governor-General confidently hopes that the Shah will be speedily replaced on his throne by his own subjects and adherents ; and when once he shall be secured in power, and the independence and integrity of Afghanistan established, the British army will be withdrawn.
Page 231 - Genl. of India having, with, the concurrence of the Supreme Council, directed the assemblage of a British force for service across the Indus, His Lordship deems it proper to publish the following exposition of the reasons which have led to this important measure.
Page 256 - ... in houses, and in desperation kept firing on all that approached them. In this way several of our men were wounded, and some killed ; but the aggressors paid dearly for their bad conduct in not surrendering when the place was completely ours. I must not omit to mention that...
Page 76 - What is man, that thou shouldst magnify him? And that thou shouldst set thy heart upon him? And that thou shouldst visit him every morning And try him every moment?
Page 234 - Caubul remained under his government, we could never hope that the tranquillity of our neighbourhood would be secured, or that the interests of our Indian Empire would be preserved inviolate.
Page 258 - Hyder, the Governor of Ghuznee, is a prisoner of war in my camp, and under the surveillance of Sir Alexander Burnes — an arrangement very agreeable to the former.
Page 256 - Thackwell, in addition to watching the approach of an enemy, had directions to surround Ghuznee, and to sweep the plain, preventing the escape of runaways from the Garrison. Brigadier Arnold's Brigade (the Brigadier himself I deeply regret to say, was labouring under very severe illness, having shortly before burst a...
Page 266 - Kandahar the very small battering train then with the army, there being a scarcity of transport cattle. The place was described as very weak, and completely commanded from a range of hills to the north.