CONTENTS.

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Howard Hensman
PART I.
CHAPTER I.
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Massacre of Cavagnari—The Kurram Field Force moves upon Cabul 1
CHAPTER II.
Yakub Khan in the British Camp 6
CHAPTER III.
The Advance to Charasia and the Battle of that Name, etc. 20
CHAPTER IV.
Capture of Sherpur Cantonments—The Affair of the Asmai Heights 38
CHAPTER V.
Cabul Occupied by General Roberts 51
CHAPTER VI.
The Stores in Bala Hissar Arsenal—Disastrous Explosions, etc. 64
CHAPTER VII.
Execution of Prominent Afghans: the Case of the Kotwal of Cabul, etc. 82
CHAPTER VIII.
Fighting in the Shutargardan Pass, etc. 93
CHAPTER IX.
Abdication of Yakub Khan; his Arrest, etc. 99
CHAPTER X.
The British Army moves into Sherpur; opening Communication with the Khyber Force, etc. 114
CHAPTER XI.
The Bala Hissar Dismantled—Raiding for the Murderers of Cavagnari—Execution of numerous Sepoys 127
CHAPTER XII.
Approach of Winter—Operations against the Safis, etc. 142
CHAPTER XIII.
Difficulties as to Supplies—Bahadur Khan’s Contumacy; his Villages Destroyed, etc. 153
CHAPTER XIV.
Yakub Khan Deported to India—Affairs in Afghan Turkistan—Tribal Uneasiness about Cabul, etc. 170
CHAPTER XV.
The December Troubles—Formidable Strength of Mahomed Jan—Repulse of General Dunham Massy—The Afghan Army before Cabul 184
CHAPTER XVI.
The Fighting around Cabul—General Roberts withdraws within Sherpur, etc. 198
CHAPTER XVII.
The Siege of Sherpur—Musa Jan proclaimed Amir by the Afghan Leader, etc. 218
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Siege of Sherpur (continued)—Mahomed Jan delivers his Attack—Its Failure—Reinforcements from the Khyber Line, etc. 239
CHAPTER XIX.
Dispersion of Afghan Army—General Roberts Re-occupies Cabul—Universality of the late Jehad—A Looted City 259
CHAPTER XX.
Punishment of Mir Butcha and his Kohistanis—Asmatullah Khan’s Operations about Jugdulluck—Deportation of Daoud Shah 273
CHAPTER XXI.
General Roberts proclaims an Amnesty—Afghan Chiefs at Cabul—Message from Mahomed Jan—News of Abdur Rahman Khan, etc. 283
CHAPTER XXII.
The British Hospital in Cabul—“How we Live in Sherpur”—“How they Live in Cabul” 297
CHAPTER XXIII.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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