[CONTENTS.]
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BOOK VII.
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| CHAPTER I. | ||
| [1841-1842.] | ||
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| Efforts at Retrieval—Close of Lord Auckland’s Administration—Embarrassments of his Position—Opinions of Sir JasperNicolls—Efforts of Mr. George Clerk—Despatch of the FirstBrigade—Appointment of General Pollock—Despatch of theSecond Brigade—Expected Arrival of Lord Ellenborough—FurtherEmbarrassments | [1] | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| [January-April: 1842.] | ||
| The Halt at Peshawur—Position of Brigadier Wild—His Difficulties—Conduct of the Sikhs—Attempt on Ali-Musjid—Failure of theBrigade—Arrival of General Pollock—State of the Force—Affairsat Jellalabad—Correspondence between Sale and Pollock | [34] | |
| CHAPTER III. | ||
| THE DEFENCE OF JELLALABAD. | ||
| [January-March: 1842.] | ||
| Situation of the Garrison—Letters from Shah Soojah—Question ofCapitulation—Councils of War—Final Resolution—Earthquake atJellalabad—Renewal of the Works—Succours expected | [53] | |
| CHAPTER IV. | ||
| [April, 1842.] | ||
| The Forcing of the Khybur Pass—State of the Sikh Troops—Mr.Clerk at the Court of Lahore—Views of the Lahore Durbar—Effortsof Shere Singh—Assemblage of the Army at Jumrood—Advanceto Ali-Musjid—Affairs at Jellalabad—Defeat of Akbar Khan—Junction of Pollock and Sale | [74] | |
| CHAPTER V. | ||
| [January-April: 1842.] | ||
| The Last Days of Shah Soojah—State of Parties at Caubul—Condition of the Hostages—the Newab Zemaun Khan—Letters ofShah Soojah—His Death—Question of his Fidelity—His Characterand Conduct considered | [103] | |
BOOK VIII.
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| CHAPTER I. | ||
| [November, 1841-April, 1842.] | ||
| Affairs at Candahar—Evil Tidings from Caubul—Maclaren’s Brigade—Spread of the Insurrection—Arrival of Atta Mahmed—Flight ofSufdur Jung—Attack on the Douranee Camp—Continued Hostilities—Attack upon the City—Action in the Valley of the Urghundab—Fall of Ghuznee—Defence of Khelat-i-Ghilzye—Movements ofEngland’s Brigade | [122] | |
| CHAPTER II. | ||
| [April-June: 1842.] | ||
| The Halt at Jellalabad—Positions of Pollock and Nott—LordEllenborough—Opening Measures of his Administration—Departurefor Allahabad—His Indecision—The Withdrawal Orders—TheirEffects—The “Missing Letter”—Negotiations for the Release ofthe Prisoners | [189] | |
| CHAPTER III. | ||
| [January-April: 1842.] | ||
| The Captivity—Surrender of the Married Families—Their Journeyto Tezeen—Proceed to Tugree—Interviews between Pottinger andAkbar Khan—Removal to Budeeabad—Prison Life—Removal to Zanda—Death of General Elphinstone | [215] | |
| CHAPTER IV. | ||
| [December, 1841-June, 1842.] | ||
| Stoddart and Conolly—Intelligence of the Caubul Outbreak—Arrestof the English Officers—Their Sufferings in Prison—Conolly’sLetters and Journals—Death of the Prisoners | [235] | |
| CHAPTER V. | ||
| [April-July: 1842.] | ||
| Affairs at Caubul—Elevation of Futteh Jung—Opposition of theBarukzyes—Arrival of Akbar Khan—His Policy—Attack on the BallaHissar—Its Capture—Conduct of Akbar Khan—Barukzye Strife—Defeat of Zemaun Khan—Situation of the Hostages and Prisoners | [264] | |