The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80

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PART I: THE FIRST AFGHAN WAR

CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II: THE MARCH TO CABUL

CHAPTER III: THE FIRST YEAR OF OCCUPATION

CHAPTER IV: THE SECOND YEAR OF OCCUPATION

CHAPTER V: THE BEGINNING OF THE END

CHAPTER VI: THE ROAD TO RUIN

CHAPTER VII: THE CATASTROPHE

CHAPTER VIII: THE SIEGE AND DEFENCE OF JELLALABAD

CHAPTER IX: RETRIBUTION AND RESCUE

PART II: THE SECOND AFGHAN WAR

CHAPTER I: THE FIRST CAMPAIGN

CHAPTER II: THE OPENING OF THE SECOND CAMPAIGN

CHAPTER III: THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM

CHAPTER IV: THE DECEMBER STORM

CHAPTER V: ON THE DEFENSIVE IN SHERPUR

CHAPTER VI: AHMED KHEL

CHAPTER VII: THE AMEER ABDURRAHMAN

CHAPTER VIII: MAIWAND AND THE GREAT MARCH

CHAPTER IX: THE BATTLE OF CANDAHAR

Title: The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80

Author: Archibald Forbes

Language: English

Produced by Eric Eldred, Thomas Berger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

[Illustration: Sir Frederick Roberts]

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THE AFGHAN WARS 1839-42 AND 1878-80

by ARCHIBALD FORBES

With Portraits and Plans

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CONTENTS

PART I.—THE FIRST AFGHAN WAR

CHAP.

I.—PRELIMINARY

II.—THE MARCH TO CABUL

III.—THE FIRST YEAR OF OCCUPATION

IV.—THE SECOND YEAR OF OCCUPATION

V.—THE BEGINNING OF THE END

VI.—THE ROAD TO RUIN

VII.—THE CATASTROPHE

VIII.—THE SIEGE AND DEFENCE OF JELLALABAD

IX.—RETRIBUTION AND RESCUE

PART II.—THE SECOND AFGHAN WAR

I.—THE FIRST CAMPAIGN

II.—THE OPENING OF THE SECOND CAMPAIGN

III.—THE LULL BEFORE THE STORM

IV.—THE DECEMBER STORM

V.—ON THE DEFENSIVE IN SHERPUR

VI.—AHMED KHEL

VII.—THE AMEER ABDURRAHMAN

VIII.—MAIWAND AND THE GREAT MARCH

IX.—THE BATTLE OF CANDAHAR * * * * *

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND PLANS

PORTRAIT OF SIR FREDERICK ROBERTS Frontispiece

PLAN OF CABUL, THE CANTONMENT

PORTRAIT OF SIR GEORGE POLLOCK

PORTRAIT OF SIR LOUIS CAVAGNARI AND SIRDARS

PLAN OF CABUL SHOWING THE ACTIONS, DEC. 11-14

PLAN OF ACTION, AHMED KHEL

PORTRAIT OF THE AMEER ABDURRAHMAN

PLAN OF THE ACTION OF MAIWAND

PLAN OF THE ACTION OF CANDAHAR

The Portraits of Sir G. Pollock and Sir F. Roberts are engraved by permission of Messrs Henry Graves & Co.

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THE AFGHAN WARS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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