Narrative of Services in Beloochistan & Affghanistan in the Years 1840, 1841 & 1842 |
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2nd brigade 41st foot 42nd native 43rd light infantry 43rd native infantry 9-pounder Affghanistan Affghans Allee Musjid army arrived attack Azim Khan baggage Bengal Bolan Pass Bombay Brahooe brigade British Cabool Candahar Captain Delamain cavalry chiefs Colonel Stacy column commanding Dadur Darogah Gool Mahomed despatch detachment durbar enemy enemy's fire force Ghuznee godown guns halted hills honour horse artillery horsemen Hykulzye India Istaliff jezailchees jezails Kelat Khan of Kelat Kojuck Kotroo letter light companies Mahomed Sudeeq Majesty's 40th Majesty's 41st Major Browne Major Nash Major Outram Major-General Nott Meer Esah Khan Meer Khamal Khan Meer Mahomed Mehrab Khan mile Moolla Nasseer Oolla Moostung moved Murrees Nasseer Khan Nott's numbers officers orders party picquets political agent Quetta reached rear rear-guard received Rheimdad road Ross Bell round shot Saloo Khan sent sepoys Shah Newaz Khan shewed shot Sikhs sirdars tion tribes whilst William Nott young khan Zheree
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Page 318 - Sir, — I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords...
Page 334 - ... as detached parties of the beaten Affghans still occupied some very lofty heights, the mountain train ascended them by a dizzy pathway ,^and dispersed the fugitives by its effective fire. Our reserve was now established on the lower heights, and the •whole of the place, filled with property of every description, much of it plundered from our army in 1841, was in the hands of our...