[1835-1838.]
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| CHAPTER I. | |
| [1835-1837.] | |
| The Commercial Mission to Caubul—Arrival of Lord Auckland—HisCharacter—Alexander Burnes—His Travels in CentralAsia—Deputation to the Court of Dost Mahomed—Receptionby the Ameer—Negotiations at Caubul—Failure of theMission | [166] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| [1837-1839.] | |
| The Siege of Herat—Shah Kamran and Yar Mahomed—Return ofthe Shah—Eldred Pottinger—Preparations for the Defence—Advanceof the Persian Army—Progress of the Siege—Negotiationsfor Peace—Failure of the Attack—The Siege raised | [211] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| [1837-1838.] | |
| Policy of the British-Indian Government—Our Defensive Operations—Excitementin British India—Proposed Alliance withDost Mahomed—Failure of Burnes’s Mission considered—Theclaims of the Suddozye Princes—The Tripartite Treaty—Invasionof Afghanistan determined—Policy of the Movement | [300] |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| [July-October: 1838.] | |
| The Simlah Manifesto—The Simlah Council—Influence of Messrs.Colvin and Torrens—Views of Captains Burnes and Wade—Opinionsof Sir Henry Fane—The Army of the Indus—TheGovernor-General’s Manifesto—Its Policy considered | [350] |
BOOK III.
[1838-1839.]
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| CHAPTER I. | |
| The Army of the Indus—Gathering at Ferozepore—Resignation ofSir Henry Fane—Route of the Army—Passage through Bahwulpore—TheAmeers of Sindh—The Hyderabad Question—Passage of the BolanPass—Arrival at Candahar | [388] |
| CHAPTER II. | |
| [April-August: 1839.] | |
| Arrival at Candahar—The Shah’s Entry into the City—HisInstallation—Nature of his Reception—Behaviour of theDouranees—The English at Candahar—Mission to Herat—Difficultiesof our Position—Advance to Ghuznee | [437] |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| [June-August: 1839.] | |
| The Disunion of the Barukzyes—Prospects of Dost Mahomed—Keane’sAdvance to Ghuznee—Massacre of the Prisoners—Fallof Ghuznee—Flight of Dost Mahomed—Hadjee Khan,Khaukur—Escape of Dost Mahomed—Restoration of ShahSoojah—Success of the Campaign | [454] |
| Appendix | [481] |
THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN.