The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Afghan War of 1879-80, by Howard Hensman

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THE AFGHAN WAR
OF
1879-80,

BEING A COMPLETE NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTURE OF CABUL, THE SIEGE OF SHERPUR, THE BATTLE OF AHMED KHEL, THE BRILLIANT MARCH TO CANDAHAR, AND THE DEFEAT OF AYUB KHAN, WITH THE OPERATIONS ON THE HELMUND, AND THE SETTLEMENT WITH ABDUR RAHMAN KHAN.

By HOWARD HENSMAN,

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE PIONEER (ALLAHABAD), AND THE DAILY

NEWS (LONDON).

WITH MAPS.

SECOND EDITION.

London:

W. H. ALLEN & CO., 13, WATERLOO PLACE, S.W.

PUBLISHERS TO THE INDIA OFFICE.

1882.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY WOODFALL AND KINDER

MILFORD LANE, STRAND, W.C.

Dedicated

THE 72nd (DUKE OF ALBANY’S OWN)

AND

THE 92nd (GORDON) HIGHLANDERS,

IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE GENEROUS HOSPITALITY

RECEIVED AT THEIR HANDS

AFGHANISTAN.

ADVERTISEMENT.

General Sir F. Roberts writes in regard to the letters now republished—

“Allow me to congratulate you most cordially on the admirable manner in which you have placed before the public the account of our march from Cabul, and the operations of 31st August and 1st September around Candahar. Nothing could be more accurate or graphic. I thought your description of the fight at Charasia was one that any soldier might have been proud of writing; but your recent letters are, if possible, even better.”

THE AFGHAN WAROF1879-80,

THE AFGHAN WAR
OF
1879-80,