The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80Forbes, Archibald
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The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80
Forbes, Archibald
Afghan Wars
ELPHINSTONE, Mr, on the Afghan expedition.
ENGLAND, Brigadier, defeated at the Kojuk pass.
EVATT, Surgeon-Major, on the 'Death March.'
EYRE, Vincent, opinion on Shelton's defeat at Behmaroo; description of
the sufferings of the retreat; his 'Captivity.'.
F.
FANE, Sir Harry, Commander-in-Chief; heads the expedition to Cabul.
FARRINGTON, routs Uktar Khan at Zemindawar.
FEROZEPORE.
FORBES, Lieutenant, of the 92d Highlanders, killed at the Takht-i-Shah.
FRASER'S BENGAL CAVALRY at Purwan Durrah.
FROME, Captain, killed in the battle of Candahar.
FUTTEHABAD.
FUTTEH ALI, Shah of Persia.
FUTTEH JUNG, second son and successor of Shah Soojah; abdicates.
FUTTEH KHAN, eldest brother of Dost Mahomed, his fate.
G.
GALBRAITH, Colonel, killed at Maiwand.
GARMAO HILLS, the.
GHAZEES.
GHILZAIS, the; description of; brave conduct of under the 'Gooroo,';
gain terms from Macgregor; attack Sale's force; slaughter by, in the
Khoord Cabul; hang on the rear of the retreat; slaughter by, at
Jugdulluk; attack Pollock; harass Money.
GHIRISHK.
GHUZNEE. siege of; occupied by British troops; surrendered to the
Afghans; retaken by Nott.
GOAD, Captain, killed.
GOOL MAHOMED KHAN.
GOORKHA REGIMENTS.
GOOROO, the Ghilzai leader.
GORDON, Colonel, his command in the attack on the Spingawai and Peiwar
Kotuls.
GORDON, General Charles, against keeping Candahar.
GOREBUND RIVER, the.
GORTSCHAKOFF.
GOUGH, Captain, with the 9th Lancers; in the charge of December 11th.
GOUGH, General Charles.
GOUGH, General Hugh.
GRANT, Dr, gallant conduct at Charikar.
GREEN, in the Retreat.
GRENADIERS, 1st, the.
GRIFFIN, Sir Lepel, his mission to arrange for the succession to Yakoub
Khan; on the retention of Candahar.
GRIFFITHS, Major, gallant march from Kubbar-i-Jubbar; storms Mahomed
Shereef's fort.
GUIDES, the; in the attack on the Beni-Hissar.
GUL KOH RIDGE, the.
GUNDAMUK, Sale's council of war at; final tragedy of the Retreat near;
evacuated; Pollock's troops concentrate at; treaty of 1879; conclusion
of.
GUNDIGAN.
GWAGA PASS, the.
H.
HABIB KILLA.
HADJI KHAN KHAKUR.
HAINES, Sir F., Commander-in-Chief.
HALL, Captain.
HAMILTON, Lieutenant W. R. P., V.C., with Cavagnari at Cabul; killed.
HAMLEY, Sir Edward, in favour of keeping Candahar.
HANZ-I-MADAT.
HARDY, Lieutenant, killed.
HASSAN ABDUL.
HASSAN KHAN, governor of Maidan, killed.
HAUGHTON, desperately wounded in the Charikar disaster.
HAVELOCK, Captain Henry, aide-de-camp to Sir W. Cotton; on Shah Soojah's
reception in Candahar; description of Shah Soojah; staff officer to
Sale; authenticates Broadfoot's account of Sale's council of war at
Jellalabad; in the great sortie from Jellalabad.
HAY, at the siege of Ghuznee.
HAZARAS, horde of.
HELMUND RIVER, the.
HENSMAN, Mr; on the defence of Sherpur; on the battle of Ahmed Khel; on
Abdurrahman.
HERAT, Persia and; siege of, by the Persians; independent; Macnaghten
presses for an expedition against; Ayoub Khan in; Ayoub driven from, by
Abdurrahman.
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