CHAPTER XXII. THE BRITISH HOSPITAL IN CABUL—“HOW WE LIVE IN SHERPUR”—“HOW 297 THEY LIVE IN CABUL” CHAPTER XXIII. SHERE ALI’S EFFORTS TO RAISE AN ARMY—GUN-MAKING, ETC. IN 320 CABUL—THE GHAZI AND HIS MODE OF WARFARE CHAPTER XXIV. THE EARLY LIFE OF ABDUR RAHMAN KHAN—PROMINENT AFGHAN 339 CHARACTERS, ETC. CHAPTER XXV. MR. LEPEL GRIFFIN ARRIVES AT SHERPUR TO INVESTIGATE THE 355 POLITICAL SITUATION—THE MALCONTENT CHIEFS IN DURBAR—EXPLANATION OF BRITISH POLICY CHAPTER XXVI. GENERAL ROSS GOES OUT TO MEET GENERAL STEWART—A SECOND 373 SUCCESSFUL BATTLE AT CHARASIA CHAPTER XXVII. GENERAL STEWART AT CABUL—HIS MARCH FROM CANDAHAR—THE BATTLE 388 OF AHMED KHEL—CAPTURE OF GHAZNI, ACTION AT URZOO, ETC. CHAPTER XXVIII. “THE DIVINE FIGURE FROM THE NORTH”—A PERIOD OF CALM—THE 403 KIZILBASHES, ETC. CHAPTER XXIX. THE AMIRSHIP OFFERED TO ABDUR RAHMAN—CAVALRY ACTION AT 415 PADKHAO SHANA CHAPTER XXX. FORMAL RECOGNITION OF ABDUR RAHMAN BY THE BRITISH—HIS 431 INTERVIEWS WITH MR. GRIFFIN—A SETTLEMENT ARRIVED AT CHAPTER XXXI. NEWS OF MAIWAND—GENERAL ROBERTS MARCHES TO RELIEVE 450 CANDAHAR—CABUL EVACUATED BY GENERAL STEWART—THE SETTLEMENT WITH ABDUR RAHMAN PART II. CHAPTER I. THE MARCH TO CANDAHAR—ARRIVAL AT SHASHGAO 464 CHAPTER II. THE MARCH (_continued_)—RELIEF OF KHELAT-I-GHILZAI—ARRIVAL 477 AT ROBAT—END OF THE MARCH, ETC. CHAPTER III. GENERAL ROBERTS IN CANDAHAR—RECONNAISSANCE ON THE HERAT 503 ROAD—BATTLE OF CANDAHAR AND DEFEAT OF AYUB KHAN, ETC. CHAPTER IV. THE SIEGE OF CANDAHAR—SORTIE BY THE GARRISON, ETC. 530 CHAPTER V. THE OPERATIONS ON THE HELMUND—THE DISASTER AT MAIWAND 545 CONCLUSION 558 APPENDIX 565 LIST OF MAPS ILLUSTRATING ENGAGEMENTS. TO FACE PAGE 1. ENGAGEMENT ON HEIGHTS NEAR CABUL, OCTOBER 6, 1879 30 2. ACTIONS AROUND CABUL, DECEMBER 11 TO 14, 1879 188 3. OPERATIONS NEAR CABUL, DECEMBER 13 AND 14, 1879 200