Bobs, Kipling's General: The Life of Field-Marshal Earl Roberts of Kandahar, V. C. |
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92nd Highlanders action Afghan Afghanistan already Amir amongst Archdale Wilson arms assault attack battle Bobs wrote Boer Brigade Britain British and Indian British Army British soldiers British troops campaign cavalry Cawnpore chance column command Commander-in-Chief courage decision defeat Delhi doubt enemy expedition face fact Field Force fighting fire flank Fortunately Frederick Sleigh Roberts Frontier garrison Gough Government gunners guns Gurkhas Highlanders hills honour horse Hubert Gough Imperial India Indian Army Indian troops infantry Kabul Kandahar Kipling's Kitchener knew Kotal Kurram later Lord loved Lucknow ment military mutineers Napier never Nicholson Nora numbers once passed Pathan peril Peshawar position professional proved Punjab Queen's ranks rebel regiments remained Roberts rode Rudyard Kipling seemed senior sepoy Sikhs Simla Sir Colin South Africa staff officer stood swiftly tactical tion tribesmen Ulster Umbeyla Viceroy Victorian victory whilst Wolseley Wolseley's wounded Yakub Khan