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 - Howard Hensman

NOTES ON ILLUSTRATION AT p. 532

DISPOSITION OF GUNS

Guns.	Position.	Officers Comdg. Face.
9-Pr. M.L.H. Gun C-2, R.A.	N. E. Bastion	Major Greig R.A.
9-Pr. ditto ditto	Durrance Gate
9-Pr. ditto ditto	Cabul Gate
40-Pr. B.L.R. Gun	S. E. Bastion	Capt. Hornsby Comg. 5-11 R.A.
6-Pr. S.B. Gun	Shikapoor Gate
40-Pr. B.L.R. Gun	S. W. Bastion
9-Pr. M.L.R. Gun E-B., R.H.A.
9-Pr. ditto ditto	Herat Gate	Capt. Slade R.A.
9-Pr. ditto C-2 R.A.	Topkhana Gate
9-40-Pr. B.L.R. Gun	N.W. Bastion
9-Pr. M.L.R. Gun E-B., R.H.A.
9-Pr. ditto ditto	Eedgah Gate
40-Pr. B.L.R. Gun	S. W. Bastion of Citadel.

Eedgah Gate Front, 400 men under the command of Brigadier-General Burrows, Lieutenant-Colonel Nimmo, 28th N.I., commanding Eedgah Gate. After 16th August, Colonel Edwardes, 2nd N.I., took command of Front under Brigadier-General Burrows, with Major Singleton, 28th N.I. commanding the Gate.

Length of Front 1,178 yards.

Cabul Gate Front, 500 men under Brigadier-General Nuttall, with Colonel Bannerman, 4th N.I., commanding the Cabul Gate, and Colonel Mainwaring, 30th N.I., commanding the Durrance Gate.

Length of Front 1,700 yards.

Herat Gate Front, 500 men under command of Colonel Edwardes, 2nd N.I., with Major Marshall, 4th N.I., commanding the Herat Gate, and Lieutenant-Colonel Griffith, 1st N.I., commanding the Topkhana Gate. After 16th August, Brigadier-General Daubeny commanded this Front and Major Ready, 66th, the Gate.