History of the War in Afghanistan, Volume 2R. Bentley, 1851 - 240 pages This 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 To an unpublished let massacre of woodburn's detachment. 391 tenant Conolly, had been executed at this place by his Majesty's orders.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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Page 647 - To force a Sovereign upon a reluctant people, would be as inconsistent with the policy as it is with the principles of the British Government...
Page 650 - Our victorious army bears the gates of the temple of Somnauth in triumph from Afghanistan, and the despoiled tomb of Sultan Mahomed looks upon the ruins of Ghuznee. The insult of eight hundred years is at last avenged. The gates of the temple of Somnauth, so long the memorial of your humiliation, are become the proudest record of your national glory; the proof of your superiority in arms over the nations beyond the Indus.
Page 256 - We pronounce our decided opinion that for many years to come the restored monarchy will have need of a British force, in order to maintain peace in its own territory and prevent aggression from without. We must add that to attempt to accomplish this by a small force, or by the mere influence of British residents, will, in our opinion, be most unwise and frivolous, and that we prefer the entire abandonment of the country and a frank confession of complete failure...
Page 647 - Content with the limits nature appears to have assigned to its empire, the Government of India will devote all its efforts to the establishment and maintenance of general peace...
Page 344 - ... bayoneted. The enemy's loss during the day must have been severe ; the field of battle was strewed with the bodies of men and horses...
Page 647 - The enormous expenditure required for the support of a large force, in a false military position, at a distance from its own frontier and its resources, will no longer arrest every measure for the improvement of the country and of the people.
Page 457 - ... the difficulties at present opposed to us, and in the actual state of our preparations, we could not expect, at least in this year, to maintain a position in the Jellalabad districts for any effective purpose, we have made our directions in regard to withdrawal from Jellalabad clear and positive ; and we shall rejoice to learn that Major-General Pollock will have anticipated these more express orders by confining his efforts to the same object.
Page 217 - Few doubted that he was the bearer of intelligence that would fill their souls with horror and dismay. Their worst forebodings seemed confirmed. There was the one man who was to tell the story of the massacre of a great army.* A party of cavalry were sent out to succour him. They brought him in wounded, exhausted, halfdead. The messenger was Dr. Brydon, and he now reported his belief that he was the sole survivor of an army of some sixteen thousand men.
Page 118 - British army, and whether the only alternative left us was to negotiate for our safe retreat out of the country on the most favourable terms. Still clinging to the hope of being enabled to hold out, he adds : " It must be remembered that we have rumours of the approach of reinforcements from Candahar, though nothing in an authentic shape has reached us.
Page 330 - Pollock had reminded them that success in relieving the Jellalabad garrison " will raise for this force the admiration and gratitude of all India ; and the Major-General commanding feels assured that officers and men will cheerfully make any sacrifices to attain so noble an object. He, therefore, now calls upon the brigadiers to assemble the commanding officers under their orders, and determine on the least quantity of baggage and the smallest number of jamp-followers with which their regiment can...