Scenes and adventures in Affghanistan.
By: By William Taylor ...
Publisher: T.C. Newby [etc.]
Published: 1842
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
Subjects: Afghan war, 1838-1842.; Afghanistan -- Description and travel.
Table of contents: label: Preface.
pagenum: i; label: CHAPTER I.
title: Proclamation of Lord Auckland. The Ghauts.  Fatal Practical Joke. Embarkation at Bombay. Mishap  at Sea. Landing at Bominacote. Review of  the troops by Sir John Keane. Suicide of Lieutenant  Fyers. Advance upon Scinde. Tattah. The Moslems  and Hindoos. Tombs of Tattah. Hindoo Superstition.  Adventure of a Dak, or Native Postman.  Death of a Smuggler. Jurruk. Belochee Thefts.  Feat of a Native Trooper.
pagenum: 1; label: CHAPTER II.
title: Singular fate of Three Officers of the Queen's  Royals. Evacuation of Jurruk by the Inhabitants.  Desertion of Camel Drivers. Preparations for the  attack and defence of Hyderabad. Submission of the  Ameers. Consternation of the Natives at the arrival  of a Steamer in the Indus. Baida. Accident to a  Dragoon. The Lukkee Pass. Kotiah. Loss of Two  Soldiers of the 17th Foot. Sehwan. Arrival of Sir  Henry Fane. Asiatic Jugglers. Conversion of a  European Soldier to the Mahommedan Faith.
pagenum: 23; label: CHAPTER III.
title: Larkhana. Departure of the Commander-in-Chief  for Candahah. Capture of Belochee Thieves. Ludicrous  scene in the Bazaar. Tremendous Hurricane.  An Irish Colonel's appeal to his men. Murder of  Cooks belonging to the Army. A Native Funeral.  The Bholun Pass. Massacre of Camp Followers.  Ill-timed Merriment. Animal Instinct.
pagenum: 42; label: CHAPTER IV.
title: Skirmish with the Enemy. Belochee Waggery.  Cleverly planned Capture of a Bruhee. Sufferings  from want of water. Valley of Shawle. Quettah.  Belochee Cruelties. Adventures in a Stone Quarry.  Treachery of the Khan of Khelet. Murder of another  Cook.  Poisoning of the Wells. Fortunate Discovery.
pagenum: 61; label: CHAPTER V.
title: The Khojuck Pass. Descent of the Troops. Shocking  Death of a Camel Driver. Detection and Escape  of an Affghan Thief. Loss of Cavalry Horses. Candahar.  Arrival of Shah Soojah. Condition of the  Troops. Attempt of the Natives to cut off a Convoy  of Provisions. Asiatic Mendicants. The Mosque at  Candahar. Arrival of Affghan Auxiliaries.
pagenum: 77; label: CHAPTER VI.
title: Installation of Shah Soojah. Attack on the Camel  Guards. Heroism of an Affghan Youth. Murder of  Cornet Inverarity of the 16th Lancers. Departure  from Candahar. The Ghiljie Hills. Locusts. Arrival  of new Auxiliaries. Camel Batteries. Hyder Khail.  Arrival at Ghuznee. Tomb of Mahommed. Remains  of the Old Town of Ghuznee.
pagenum: 92; label: CHAPTER VII.
title: Reconnaisance of the Fortress. Skirmish with the  Enemy. Rejoicing of the Garrison at our Supposed  Defeat. Preparation for a Coup de Main. Engineer  Operations. Storming and Taking of the Fortress.
pagenum: 108; label: CHAPTER VIII.
title: An Affghan Heroine. Capture of Hyder Khan the  Commandant of Ghuznee, Escape of Ghool Mahommed  Khan. Singular Discovery of a Map on the person  of an Affghan Chief. Description of the Affghan  Women. The Ruling Passion. Treasuretrove. The  Golden Shield. Chase of the Enemy. Just Retribution.
pagenum: 130; label: CHAPTER IX.
title: Attempt to Assassinate the Shah. Court Martial  on an Affghan Chief. Visit to the Hospital at  Ghuznee. Hatred of the Affghans towards the Native  Troops. Departure from Ghuznee. Capture of a  Battery. Fatal Accident. Summary Punishment.  Arrival at Cabul. Pursuit of Dost Mahommed and  Treachery of a Native Chief. Description of Cabul.  The Balar Hissar. Mosque of the Emperor Baber.  The Bazaar.
pagenum: 145; label: CHAPTER X.
title: Triumphant Entry of Shah Soojah into Cabul. The  Cabul Races. Death of Brigadier General Arnold.  Sale of the General's effects. Arrival of Prince Timour.  The Sikhs. Murder of Colonel Herring. Arrival of  money and supplies from the Upper Provinces.
pagenum: 159; label: CHAPTER XI.
title: Institution of the Order of the Doorannee Empire.  Murder of a Private of the 13th Light Infantry.  Departure from Cabul. Return to Ghuznee. Accident  to the Revd. Mr. Pigot. Discovery of the Skeletons  of British Soldiers. Horse-steaks. Treachery of  some Ghiljie Chiefs and destruction of their Fort.  Adventure of a Dragoon. Loss of a Cook.
pagenum: 173; label: CHAPTER XII.
title: Arrival at Quettah. Storming of the Fortress of  Khelat. Suicide of a Trooper belonging to the Horse  Artillery. Departure from Quettah. The Bholun  Pass. Dadur. Bagh. Breaking out of the Cholera.  Death of Doctor Forbes. Shikarpoor. Death of  Captain Ogle. Sukkur-Bukkur. Death of Lieutenant  Janvrin. Wedding Ceremonies of the Natives. Breaking  up of the Bombay Column. Departure of Brigadier  Cott. Boar Hunt. Larkhana. Sehwan. Kurrachee.  Feast of the Mohurrum. Embarkation and Arrival  at Bombay.
pagenum: 188