Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B. |
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Page vii
... of the Envoy at Cabul .. Straits of the Garrison . The fatal Capitulation . — Extermination of the Army . Dr. Brydon's Escape . - Council of War at Jellalabad . — Negotiations - a - — - - - --- with the Cabul Chiefs broken.
... of the Envoy at Cabul .. Straits of the Garrison . The fatal Capitulation . — Extermination of the Army . Dr. Brydon's Escape . - Council of War at Jellalabad . — Negotiations - a - — - - - --- with the Cabul Chiefs broken.
Page viii
... Garrison . - Havelock advises an Attack on Akbar Khan . — Victory of the 7th of April . Arrival of General Pollock .. Proclamation of Lord Ellen- borough . Death of General Elphinstone . - Advance on Cabul.- Battle of Tezeen . Cabul ...
... Garrison . - Havelock advises an Attack on Akbar Khan . — Victory of the 7th of April . Arrival of General Pollock .. Proclamation of Lord Ellen- borough . Death of General Elphinstone . - Advance on Cabul.- Battle of Tezeen . Cabul ...
Page 17
... garrison the means of pouring forth in safety a deadly fire . We see moored on shore captive war boats , and the houses on the banks filled with all the speaking apparatus of a military hospital ; while officers and men , wet and dirty ...
... garrison the means of pouring forth in safety a deadly fire . We see moored on shore captive war boats , and the houses on the banks filled with all the speaking apparatus of a military hospital ; while officers and men , wet and dirty ...
Page 59
... which , having never been captured , was considered impregnable . During our inactivity at Candahar its defences had been repaired and strengthened , its garrison increased to 3000 men , under the command of Hyder Khan.
... which , having never been captured , was considered impregnable . During our inactivity at Candahar its defences had been repaired and strengthened , its garrison increased to 3000 men , under the command of Hyder Khan.
Page 62
... garrison the most important fortresses . The command of the army of occu- pation was given to Sir Willoughby Cotton , and he was allowed a Persian interpreter on his staff . With a generous importunity he pressed Havelock to accept the ...
... garrison the most important fortresses . The command of the army of occu- pation was given to Sir Willoughby Cotton , and he was allowed a Persian interpreter on his staff . With a generous importunity he pressed Havelock to accept the ...
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