Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan

Proclamation of Lord Auckland. The Ghauts. Fatal Practical Joke. Embarkation at Bombay. Mishap at Sea. Landing at Bominacote. Review of the troops by Sir John Keane. Suicide of...

Singular fate of Three Officers of the Queen's Royals. Evacuation of Jurruk by the Inhabitants. Desertion of Camel Drivers. Preparations for the attack and defence of Hyderabad....

Larkhana. Departure of the Commander-in-Chief for Candahar. Capture of Belochee Thieves. Ludicrous scene in the Bazaar. Tremendous Hurricane. An Irish Colonel's appeal to his me...

Skirmish with the Enemy. Belochee Waggery. Cleverly planned Capture of a Bruhee. Sufferings from want of water. Valley of Shawle. Quettah. Belochee Cruelties. Adventures in a St...

The Khojuck Pass. Descent of the Troops. Shocking Death of a Camel Driver. Detection and Escape of an Affghan Thief. Loss of Cavalry Horses. Candahar. Arrival of Shah Soojah. Co...

Installation of Shah Soojah. Attack on the Camel Guards. Heroism of an Affghan Youth. Murder of Cornet Inverarity of the 16th Lancers. Departure from Candahar. The Ghiljie Hills...

Reconnaisance of the Fortress. Skirmish with the Enemy. Rejoicing of the Garrison at our Supposed Defeat. Preparation for a Coup de Main. Engineer Operations. Storming and Takin...

An Affghan Heroine. Capture of Hyder Khan the Commandant of Ghuznee. Escape of Ghool Mahommed Khan. Singular Discovery of a Map on the person of an Affghan Chief. Description of...

Attempt to Assassinate the Shah. Court Martial on an Affghan Chief. Visit to the Hospital at Ghuznee. Hatred of the Affghans towards the Native Troops. Departure from Ghuznee. C...

Triumphant Entry of Shah Soojah into Cabul. The Cabul Races. Death of Brigadier General Arnold. Sale of the General's effects. Arrival of Prince Timour. The Sikhs. Murder of Col...

Institution of the Order of the Doorannee Empire. Murder of a Private of the 13th Light Infantry. Departure from Cabul. Return to Ghuznee. Accident to the Revd. Mr. Pigot. Disco...

Arrival at Quettah. Storming of the Fortress of Khelat. Suicide of a Trooper belonging to the Horse Artillery. Departure from Quettah. The Bholun Pass. Dadur. Bagh. Breaking out...

Proclamation of Lord Auckland.--The Ghauts.--Fatal Practical Joke.--Embarkation at Bombay.--Mishap at Sea.--Landing at Bominacote.--Review of the troops by Sir John Keane.--Suic...

Singular fate of three Officers of the Queen's Royals.--Evacuation of Jurruk by the Inhabitants.--Desertions of Camel Drivers.--Preparations for the attack and defence of Hydera...

Larkhana.--Departure of the Commander-in-Chief for Candahar.--Capture of Belochee Thieves.--Ludicrous scene in the Bazaar.--Tremendous Hurricane.--An Irish Colonel's appeal to h...

Skirmish with the Enemy.--Belochee Waggery.--Cleverly planned Capture of a Bruhee.--Sufferings from want of water.--Valley of Shawle.--Quettah.--Belochee cruelties.--Adventure i...

The Khojuck Pass.--Descent of the Troops.--Shocking Death of a Camel Driver.--Detection and Escape of an Affghan Thief.--Loss of Cavalry Horses.--Candahar.--Arrival of Shah Sooj...

Installation of Shah Soojah.--Attack on the camel guards.--Heroism of an Affghan Youth.--Murder of Cornet Inverarity of the 16th Lancers.--Departure from Candahar.--The Ghiljie...

Reconnaisance of the Fortress.--Skirmish with the Enemy.--Rejoicings of the Garrison at our Supposed Defeat.--Preparation for a Coup de Main.--Engineer Operations.--Storming and...

An Affghan Heroine.--Capture of Hyder Khan the Commandant of Ghuznee.--Escape of Ghool Mahommed Khan.--Discovery of a Map on the person of an Affghan Chief.--Description of the...

Attempt to Assassinate the Shah.--Court Martial on an Affghan Chief.--Visit to the Hospital at Ghuznee.--Hatred of the Affghans towards the Native Troops.--Departure from Ghuzne...

Triumphant Entry of Shah Soojah into Cabul.--The Cabul Races.--Death of Brigadier General Arnold.--Sale of the General's effects.--Arrival of Prince Timour.--The Sikhs.--Murder...

Institution of the Order of the Doorannee Empire.--Murder of a Private of the 13th Light Infantry.--Departure from Cabul.--Return to Ghuznee.--Accident to the Revd. Mr. Pigot.--...

Arrival at Quettah.--Storming of the Fortress of Khelat.--Suicide of a Trooper belonging to the Horse Artillery.--Departure from Quettah.--The Bholun Pass.--Dadur.--Bagh.--Break...