, 1879-01-21
THE AFGHAN WAR,
Tho Taking Of All aIutyi.l.

Nt,u.ty& Ttnr Nou --,.
,o.,.,or @ 9oS aava,,noA % Mos -ane Aiean
nosl1'on a. aeve'ouca uaexpectod powor Of de-
Tense. Tlclr guns, that Ind tccmcd stlcnceJ,
.sopened, and with elreet; fresh batter'es as
,n,o s.. A'' ~ @ ~. ,v" s."psos Ae". ca'1e
into ae'lon' IL was eleaf tnat an infantry at
taek, unsupported W proper artillcry fire, must
entail heavy loss; loss unlusttfabse ia the all
but certainty that with tt,e tlrfav or A ,,av
tfa co-oncro,;on ~ t,,c ,,pa ,ota,,'o, ..,"., IT,.
80. Wv "p.'A.'o' ~ WV ~" ue."e"'t. 'f4@nue.
"oui" COMO mto play. s'al. tnra-narl
ea'e II rs III. opinlon' from lis knowledge
ourselves tho 1oss and rtsks of ar In.
fa,,,-n s,.s,,,. ,.a .I,',.,. H'.', ~, "'..m,
.,anSnaa 91as' ~ w. w., n.a,. nuou 'a al o.us'a
aoahaonea oy the mofFow's dawn; and 1t
became apparent, too, that an Infantry at,aci,
II carried out at all, must, lawortls its c1osinr
atoc,. In ,or,1,,,+aa !, tl,n ,,.r,. .,.. a.. ~.
,"n9,s,, su, ,asna.,;.an. NV ua"' 1s, soo u'.
circumstances 1t wus reluctantly determined to
ie Sery ~ 1h III 1 oos"s e Sedo ss .tss 111s
had eohe within direct view Of the right fnuk
t!on nsatn.t it, wis ordered back into cover. 1t
had mot Will Ronlo casualties; one man and onu
horse had tocn Killed, seytral snen had been
wounded. Lord William gcsesfor, ono u Sir
and dangerous duty, Of descending iron. our
hight Oh the right bank, crossing thu valley
swept by ths artillery anA infaotFy fire Of tho
Aiel;anS, and ascending to tllo eullncncc on tho
le!t bank, TO lhfLrIn Appleyari OF the resolu-
tt1n to dcsist from further artiol. Lord
william successfully carried out the
duty and App1eyafa haltg'. But a por-
Dotachmcnts OF tbs Fourteenth sikhs and
Twc0ty-seventh Nat!yu Infantry Ind pressed
on. and In tho gray OF the twilight wcrc fighting
t!lctr way up the stccp grassy slope on thu peak
tton. In vain did tho Uug,e sound tho recall:
its strains wcre boruu unayatlluulY down the
wind. Thc Af9l'ans. behind theIr brcastworiss
tho artillery 81 tcir lslt enlilnuui he at.ya,,re
Of ol,r men rs they struggled UPWARDS and uu.
wards. The cnd was dsaa.sr relieved hy do
seventh hy mans sfc.cn hnd rn.hs" "s"cy' ~,
with liapltul into spot Whc,u t,a found hin.
self In deadly trouble. Ilu called back fur az.
sistanre with urgent ychetnc,co to i,ls silbnort.
commanded by slat isrcl,. in command of tic
In vain thc entreatY OF his sub0rdlnntc.
liz rushed forward. only 10 hi. .nos
dead la tho effort Thoso to whose
Majors bpIy remained abanIuucli ni,t io ihe
front Ono III j!s Young o,ilrsrs. fieutcnant.
OF whom pynry upe npcuis wujl' FitzrcrajIi hv
uanle,, would not have It that hls chiefs oody
tlc called 10 the men OF his owl, cnmtnHnT r.,
follow lin to It's rescue. hut thcy hung iack.
1n angry acspa!r lu called fur fifteen 7uiunteers
from sn ajucsnt .lctaeh,ncnt Of tl,u Fourteenth.
n.
fltxverald auu hls Bikhs snIlje;l mi. IL, Wa
twice yuutleJ srr be- reuchcI Iiiychsa hodv hnt
ho raised 1t, and was nidng In ia rru1nynI whrn
q third shut killed him. Must of thn rniiant
bskhs fell art,uHu hin. They hntl IN nn ieft
whcrs they leil. Tic Afghan fra was mn ,unr.
~ bo faced. Hut tbc boilcs wern fo1Inti rrs;rr.
daT morning uutartuc1, mud At sunIlmw,, yssirr.
day Birvh anu hiA gallant suI,nitrrn fnI,nt,
a soldiers Krays under tree cIu.a hy ,hs
lloa.lQuartcr camp ut tic foot nj Ali Nm.lI} Ihs
whole hcalauartcr stan paylnr by their i1r"sonre
fitting honor tn walnut coI,,futies wi hi fn1,",,
gloHoualy with their iuces to tbs foe. Ihu nj.
yalrs with witch they Ind prcsso,I fnrwnr1i wn.
ultimately withdrawn uraTcr Il, auni.sar,Is nns
rIaIn butly, AID outpusts wcru estnnijsi,cH To-
tho night. 'o'
Tic Ncncral biyonacke1] behind rock m Nh,
hight wllunce ils wil,lesaul ths copcIulup sc.nrs
Ut tho days operations. 1t was m snxitn,s
night, and thrru was little slcep fur anvlasiv'
Ii Macpherson should 9yc no sjuu Ii, thu ,n.
Ing, and II casa91,ari's speculation should nnt
bs justified, there tut,aiupu but to 10 NJ liz
place uI,. let thu bluui How. Farwrii. Auni".
yartls Brlga.p-a Major. ca,u acrnnbfnu acrnss -,
ia In tlIu dead of night iur o.durs, Thrn ca,ns
Applcyard himself, iii. energy unoucpchcd hy
l,s gallant toll * lho luy before. fpr hs w
ever with tho frat atlyure, auI his tidtnrs
wero sou,ewhat solnbre. Ills uicn HAL
run short OF a,uInuuitton. The plare WINS grin.
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