| Vocabulary | Page ix |
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| Introduction | 1 |
| CABUL. |
| The Zoormut Expedition | 6 |
| Revolt of TÉzeen and Bhoodkhak | 8 |
| Departure of Gen. Sale's Brigade from Cabul | 10 |
| Losses at the Khood Cabul pass | 11 |
| Terms made with the Chiefs | 21 |
| Outbreak in Cabul | 31 |
| Captain Johnson's Treasury plundered | 35 |
| Supineness of the British Chiefs | 38 |
| Capt. Campbell's regiment repulsed | 39 |
| State of the cantonments | 42 |
| Return of the 37th N. I. | 43 |
| Attack on the Commissariat fort | 50 |
| Loss of Mackenzie's fort | 54 |
| Outbreak in the Kohistan | 56 |
| Want of provisions | 58 |
| Loss of the Commissariat fort | 59 |
| Disastrous attempt to recapture the small fort | 62 |
| Shah Zeman declared King | 66 |
| Recall of Gen. Sale | 69 |
| Position of the cantonments | 70 |
| Arrival of Brig. Shelton in cantonments | 83 |
| Losses at the Rikabashees' fort | 87 |
| Death of Col. Mackrell | 89 |
| Losses at Kandahar | 95 |
| Action on the Western Heights | 97 |
| Affairs in the Kohistan | 103 |
| Accounts from Jellalabad | 108 |
| Dissensions in the British councils | 120 |
| Action on the hills above Behmaru | 121 |
| Terms proposed by the enemy | 135 |
| Reply of the Envoy | 142 |
| Difficulty of obtaining supplies | 149 |
| Attack on the captured fort | 152 |
| Disgraceful loss of the fort | 157 |
| The General urges the necessity of negotiating | 168 |
| Terms made with the enemy | 173 |
| Hostages demanded by them | 176 |
| The forts given up to them | 181 |
| The seizure of the Envoy by Mahommed Akbar Khan | 194 |
| News received of the Envoy's death | 197 |
| Negotiations resumed | 201 |
| Preparations for evacuating cantonments | 208 |
| Departure postponed | 215 |
| RETREAT FROM CABUL. |
| Cantonments evacuated | 221 |
| Difficulties encountered by the rear guard | 227 |
| Loss of the guns and ammunition | |
