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| Introduction | [1] |
| CABUL. |
| The Zoormut Expedition | [6] |
| Revolt of Tézeen and Bhoodkhak | [8] |
| Departure of Gen. Sale's Brigade from Cabul | [10] |
| Losses at the Khood Cabul pass | [11] |
| Terms made with the Chiefs | [21] |
| Outbreak in Cabul | [31] |
| Captain Johnson's Treasury plundered | [35] |
| Supineness of the British Chiefs | [38] |
| Capt. Campbell's regiment repulsed | [39] |
| State of the cantonments | [42] |
| Return of the 37th N. I. | [43] |
| Attack on the Commissariat fort | [50] |
| Loss of Mackenzie's fort | [54] |
| Outbreak in the Kohistan | [56] |
| Want of provisions | [58] |
| Loss of the Commissariat fort | [59] |
| Disastrous attempt to recapture the small fort | [62] |
| Shah Zeman declared King | [66] |
| Recall of Gen. Sale | [69] |
| Position of the cantonments | [70] |
| Arrival of Brig. Shelton in cantonments | [83] |
| Losses at the Rikabashees' fort | [87] |
| Death of Col. Mackrell | [89] |
| Losses at Kandahar | [95] |
| Action on the Western Heights | [97] |
| Affairs in the Kohistan | [103] |
| Accounts from Jellalabad | [108] |
| Dissensions in the British councils | [120] |
| Action on the hills above Behmaru | [121] |
| Terms proposed by the enemy | [135] |
| Reply of the Envoy | [142] |
| Difficulty of obtaining supplies | [149] |
| Attack on the captured fort | [152] |
| Disgraceful loss of the fort | [157] |
| The General urges the necessity of negotiating | [168] |
| Terms made with the enemy | [173] |
| Hostages demanded by them | [176] |
| The forts given up to them | [181] |
| The seizure of the Envoy by Mahommed Akbar Khan | [194] |
| News received of the Envoy's death | [197] |
| Negotiations resumed | [201] |
| Preparations for evacuating cantonments | [208] |
| Departure postponed | [215] |
| RETREAT FROM CABUL. |
| Cantonments evacuated | [221] |
| Difficulties encountered by the rear guard | [227] |
| Loss of the guns and ammunition | [231] |
| Terms made with Mahommed Akbar | [235] |
| Losses in the Khoord Cabul pass | [236] |
| Akbar demands possession of the ladies and children | [244] |
| Destruction of the rear column | [254] |
| Attempt of the remnant of the army to reach Jugdaluk | [259] |
| Gen. Elphinstone and Brig. Shelton go to Mahommed Akbar | [264] |
| Deliberations of the Chiefs | [267] |
| Attack at Jugdaluk | [273] |
| The final struggle at Gundamuk | [278] |
| THE CAPTIVITY. |
| March of the prisoners towards the Lughman valley | [279] |
| Accommodation at Buddeabad | [284] |
| Accounts from Jellalabad | [288] |
| Severe earthquake | [297] |
| Adventures of Capt. Bygrave | [300] |
| Accounts from the garrison at Ghuznee | [305] |
| Ferocity and cruelty of Mahommed Akbar | [307] |
| Change of jailors | [309] |
| Offers for ransoming the Prisoners | [311] |
| Report of the murder of Shah Shoojah | [317] |
| March for Tézeen | [321] |
| Major Pottinger expostulates with the Sirdar | [328] |
| Death of Gen. Elphinstone | [332] |
| Insults offered to his corpse on its way to Jellalabad | [334] |
| Akbar acknowledges that he slew the Envoy | [337] |
| Treachery of Shumshudeen at Ghuznee | [340] |
| Visit to the ladies of Mahommed Shah's family | [345] |
| Accounts from Jellalabad | [351] |
| Proceedings at Cabul | [351] |
| March to Khoord Cabul | [352] |
| Offers for exchange of Prisoners | [357] |
| Reports from Cabul | [365] |
| The Bala Hissar is surrendered to Akbar | [367] |
| Sufferings of Col. Stoddart and Capt. A. Conolly in Bokhara | [376] |
| Friendly conduct of the Nawaub, Zeman Shah Khan | [381] |
| Gen. Pollock offers to treat with the Sirdar | [384] |
| Gloomy prospects | [386] |
| Policy of Mahommed Akbar Khan | [386] |
| Death of Capt. John Conolly | [392] |
| Accounts of the Kandahar force | [397] |
| Newspaper controversy | [399] |
| Review of Akbar's conduct | [400] |
| His treatment of the Prisoners | [403] |
| Futteh Jung challenges Akbar to battle | [409] |
| Removal of the Prisoners to the Loghur country | [410] |
| Proposed plan for their release | [415] |
| March to Bamean | [421] |
| Terms made by the Prisoners with their jailor | [425] |
| He hoists the flag of defiance on the fort | [426] |
| The Prisoners are joined by several native Chiefs | [427] |
| They commence their March | [430] |
| Arrival of Sir Richmond Shakespear | [432] |
| Rescue by Gen. Sale | [436] |
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| ADDENDA | [439] |
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| APPENDIX | [449] |