Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries. See https://archive.org/details/historyofwarinaf03kayeuoft Project Gutenberg has the other two volumes of this work. Volume I: see http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48083 Volume II: see http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49447 Transcriber’s note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=). HISTORY OF THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. by JOHN WILLIAM KAYE, F.R.S. Third Edition. In Three Volumes. VOL. III. London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 13, Waterloo Place, Publishers to the India Office. 1874. London. Printed by W. Clowes and Sons, Stamford Street and Charing Cross. CONTENTS. BOOK VII. CHAPTER I. [1841-1842.] PAGE Efforts at Retrieval—Close of Lord Auckland’s Administration —Embarrassments of his Position—Opinions of Sir Jasper Nicolls—Efforts of Mr. George Clerk—Despatch of the First Brigade—Appointment of General Pollock—Despatch of the Second Brigade—Expected Arrival of Lord Ellenborough—Further Embarrassments 1 CHAPTER II. [January-April: 1842.] The Halt at Peshawur—Position of Brigadier Wild—His Difficulties —Conduct of the Sikhs—Attempt on Ali-Musjid—Failure of the Brigade—Arrival of General Pollock—State of the Force—Affairs at Jellalabad—Correspondence between Sale and Pollock 34 CHAPTER III. THE DEFENCE OF JELLALABAD. [January-March: 1842.] Situation of the Garrison—Letters from Shah Soojah—Question of Capitulation—Councils of War—Final Resolution—Earthquake at Jellalabad—Renewal of the Works—Succours expected 53 CHAPTER IV. [April, 1842.] The Forcing of the Khybur Pass—State of the Sikh Troops—Mr. Clerk at the Court of Lahore—Views of the Lahore Durbar—Efforts of Shere Singh—Assemblage of the Army at Jumrood—Advance to Ali-Musjid—Affairs at Jellalabad—Defeat of Akbar Khan —Junction of Pollock and Sale 74 CHAPTER V. [January-April: 1842.] The Last Days of Shah Soojah—State of Parties at Caubul —Condition of the Hostages—the Newab Zemaun Khan—Letters of Shah Soojah—His Death—Question of his Fidelity—His Character and Conduct considered 103 * * * * * BOOK VIII. CHAPTER I. [November, 1841-April, 1842.]