 ... defrayed the cost of giving it to a limited number of readers. Yet a counterpoise to these mortifications was not wanting. A few officers of rank, whose discernment and candour I could not doubt, even in my own cause, had characterized the performance...  Narrative of the War in Affghanistan in 1838-39 - Page viiby Sir Henry Havelock - 1840Full view - About this book
 | William Brock - India - 1858 - 330 pages
...Affghanistan," he says, with a little dash of regret : — " My former effort as an author had not met with that species of reward which is commonly looked...to find, in the pages of the neglected Lieutenant, developments of fact and reasoning which he had in vain sought in books on the same topic that had... | |
 | William Brock - 1858 - 338 pages
..."War in Afghanistan," he says, with a dash of regret : — " My former effort as an author had not met with that species of reward which is commonly looked...information regarding it had again become valuable, a fourth Genera], placed in the same situation of responsible control above adverted to, did not find, or profess... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - India - 1859 - 476 pages
...characterized the performance as honest and faithful ; three commanders-in-chief in India had spoken favorably of it to others as well as to myself; and I have been...to find, in the pages of the neglected Lieutenant developments of fact and reasoning which he had in vain sought in books on the same topic that had... | |
 | John Clark Marshman - Generals - 1860 - 536 pages
...officers of rank, whose discernment and candour I could not doubt, even in my own case, had characterised the performance as honest and faithful ; three commandersin-chief...the Burman empire, and information regarding it had become valuable, a fourth general, placed in the same situation of responsible control above adverted... | |
 | John Clark Marshman - India - 1867 - 480 pages
...wanting. A few officers of rank, whose discernment and candour I could not doubt, even iu my own case, had characterized the performance as honest and faithful;...deceived, if, when war was likely to be renewed in the Burnian empire, and information regarding it had become valuable, a fourth general, placed in the same... | |
 | Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - Great Britain - 1871 - 394 pages
...as boneet and faithful ; three Commanders-in-Chief had spoken favourably of it to others as well us myself ; and I have been deceived if, when war was likely to bo renewed in the Burman empire," [Havelock here refers to the snbsnquent misunderstandings which culminated... | |
 | John Clark Marshman - India - 1881 - 540 pages
...my own case, had characterized the performance as honest and faithful ; three cominanders-in-chief in India had spoken favourably of it to others, as...the Burman empire, and information regarding it had become valuable, a fourth general, placed in the same situation of responsible control above adverted... | |
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