Produced by Andrea Ball, Eric Eldred, Charles Franks, Juliet Sutherland, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team AFGHANISTAN AND THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN DISPUTE by THEO. F. RODENBOUGH Bvt. Brigadier General, U.S.A 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 [Illustration: Afghanistan: England versus Russia] [Illustration: The Ruler of Afghanistan, Abdurrahman Khan, Ameer of Kabul] * * * * * WITH THREE MAPS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS * * * * * CONTENTS. I. THROUGH THE GATES OF ASIA II. ON THE THRESHOLD OF INDIA III. THE BRITISH FORCES AND ROUTES IV. THE RUSSIAN FORCES AND APPROACHES V. REVIEW OF THE MILITARY SITUATION LIST OF AUTHORITIES INDEX LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. _MAPS_. Afghanistan and the Surrounding Territories (Drawn for this Work and Corrected by the Latest Military Surveys--end of vol.) The Asiatic Territories Absorbed by Russia During the Past Two Centuries, with the Dates of the Various Annexations The Russian Lines of Advance from their Base of Supplies _CUTS_. Abdurrahman Khan, Ameer of Kabul (Frontispiece) Mahaz Khan (A Tajik), Khan of Pest Bolak Jehandad (Lohanir), from Ghazni Wullie Mohammed, a Dahzungi Hazara Pozai Khan, a Shinwarri (Musician) Khan Baz, a Khumbhur Khel Afreedi Tooro Baz, a Kookie Khel Afreedi Zool Kuddar, an Adam Khel Afreedi Mousa, a Kizilbash, Born in Peshawur The City of Kandahar, Afghanistan Castle of Zohak, First March from Bamian, Irak Road to Kabul An Afghan Post-Chaise; Going to the Front Gate of the Bazaar at Kabul Major-General, Sir F. S. Roberts, V.C., K.C.B. Khelat-i-Ghilzi, between Kandahar and Ghazni Elephant with Artillery; on the Road to Ali Musjid Detail of Elephant Saddle Noah's Valley, Kunar River Watch Tower in the Khaiber Pass Fort of Ali Musjid, from the Heights above Lala Cheena, in the Khaiber Pass Fort of Dakka, on the Kabul River The Ishbola Tepe, Khaiber Pass Entrance to the Bolan Pass, from Dadur Entrance to the Khojak Pass, from Pishin, on the Road to Kandahar The Order of March in Central Asia Gorge in the Tirband-i-Turkestan, through which the Murghab flows Jelalabad, from Piper's Hill [Illustration: MAP Showing the Advances of RUSSIA towards INDIA 1734-1884.] AFGHANISTAN AND THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN DISPUTE I. THROUGH THE GATES OF ASIA. In universal history there is no more interesting subject for the consideration of the political student than the record of Russian progress through Central Asia.