The First Afghan War and Its Causes

able advance affairs Afghanistan Afghans agent Ameers arms army arrival artillery attack authority body British Government Cabul camp Candahar carried cause cavalry chiefs close column command communications conduct confidence considerable course Crown 8vo detachment difficulty Dost Mahomed Edition effect enemy engineer England envoy failed father favourable feeling fire followed force formed frontier further garrison Ghilzyes Governor-General ground guns hands Herat History hope horse hostile immediately importance India Indus infantry influence instructions Jellalabad Keane Khan latter Lord loss Macnaghten means measures ment military mission moved native negotiations Nott object occupied offered officers once operations opinion party pass Persia Peshawur political position promise reached received regard remained rendered ruler Runjeet Singh Russian Sale Scinde secure Shah Shooja Shah's Sikh strength success supplies tion treaty troops views vols