History of the War in Afghanistan, Volume 2This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter ii. November, 1841--April, 1842. Affairs at Candahar--Evil Tidings froin Caubul--Maclaren's Brigade--Spread of the Insurrection--Arrival of Atta Mahined--Flight of Sufdur 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 of England's Brigade. The attention of the reader ought now no longer to be withheld from that part of the country where General Nott and Major Rawlinson were gallantly and successfully holding out against the insurgent Douranees, and maintaining the character of the British nation before the tribes of Western Afghanistan. At the beginning of November, wrote Rawlinson, in a summary of events, drawn up with such masterly distinctness and comprehensiveness, that the historian has little to do, in this place, but to submit himself to its guidance, "affairs wore a more tranquil and promising appearance in the Candahar province than I had ever witnessed since my assumption of the charge of the agency. Akram Khan, the leader of the Derawat rebellion, captured by Lieu Major Rawlinson to Government: ter, written by Major Rawlinson to March 6, 1842. This important de-Mr. Colvin, on the 13th of December, spatch was published by Lord Ellen-I am indebted for the information borough in the Government Gazette, contained in the earlier portion of and subsequently appeared in the this chapter. Blue Book. To an unpublished let massacre of woodburn's detachment. 391 tenant Conolly, had been executed at this place by his Majesty's orders. Eight of the most influential of his colleagues had been sent by me, according to the orders of the Envoy, under the charge of Lieutenant Crawford, to Caubul; that officer... |
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