Category: History - British
AN ACCOUNT OF RUSSIA'S ADVANCE TOWARD INDIA, BASED UPON THE REPORTS AND EXPERIENCES OF RUSSIAN, GERMAN, AND BRITISH OFFICERS AND TRAVELLERS; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF AFGHANISTAN AND OF THE MILITARY RESOURCES OF THE POWERS CONCERNED
AN ACCOUNT OF RUSSIA'S ADVANCE TOWARD INDIA, BASED UPON THE REPORTS AND EXPERIENCES OF RUSSIAN, GERMAN, AND BRITISH OFFICERS AND TRAVELLERS; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF AFGHANISTAN AN...
2. Chapter 2The general aspect of Afghanistan is that of a series of elevated flat-bottomed valleys, in the vicinity of the streams, somewhat under cultivation. The scenery is often wild an...
3. Chapter 3Peshawur is one of the most important towns, both in a military and commercial sense, in the _Derajat_. It is the capital of a province of the same name on the N. W. frontier of...
4. Chapter 4Early in the year 1880, the British Government prepared to make a dignified withdrawal from Afghanistan. That volcanic region was by no means tranquil, although the chief rebel,...
5. Chapter 5The total number of elephants maintained is eight hundred, of which one half are used for military purposes. They consume about 400 pounds of green, or 250 pounds of dry fodder...
6. Chapter 6From the Khoja Amran, looking toward Kandahar, the plains, several thousand feet below, are laid out like a sea, and the mountains run out into isolated promontories; to the lef...
7. Chapter 7All military vehicles required for the regiment are under charge of this company. The intention of the system now developing is to reduce the quantity of transportation required...
8. Chapter 8As already explained, the routes to India, available to Russia, enable her to move from her base on the Merv-Herat line, both _via_ Balkh and Kabul, for the purpose of flanking...