The march to Kandahar
Subtitle: Roberts in Afghanistan
By: Rodney Atwood
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Barnsley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9781844158485
Subjects: Afghanisch-Britischer Krieg (1878-1881); Officers; Great Britain; Great Britain. Army; Marshals; Afghan Wars; Biography
Description: This title describes the role of Frederick Roberts in the 2nd Afghan War, culminating in his famous march in 1880 with 10,000 picked British and Indian soldiers, 300 miles in 23 days, from Kabul to Kandahar, to defeat the Afghan army of Ayub Khan, pretender to the Amirship of Kabul.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.