Chapter I: Introduction: 1

CABUL.

The Zoormut Expedition 6 Revolt of Tézeen and Bhoodkhak 8 Departure of Gen. Sale's Brigade from Cabul 10 Losses at the Khood Cabul pass 11 Terms made with the Chiefs 21 Outbreak in Cabul 31 Captain Johnson's Treasury plundered 35 Supineness of the British Chiefs 38 Capt. Campbell's regiment repulsed 39 State of the cantonments 42 Return of the 37th N. I. 43 Attack on the Commissariat fort 50 Loss of Mackenzie's fort 54 Outbreak in the Kohistan 56 Want of provisions 58 Loss of the Commissariat fort 59 Disastrous attempt to recapture the small fort 62 Shah Zeman declared King 66 Recall of Gen. Sale 69 Position of the cantonments 70 Arrival of Brig. Shelton in cantonments 83 Losses at the Rikabashees' fort 87 Death of Col. Mackrell 89 Losses at Kandahar 95 Action on the Western Heights 97 Affairs in the Kohistan 103 Accounts from Jellalabad 108 Dissensions in the British councils 120 Action on the hills above Behmaru 121 Terms proposed by the enemy 135 Reply of the Envoy 142 Difficulty of obtaining supplies 149 Attack on the captured fort 152 Disgraceful loss of the fort 157 The General urges the necessity of negotiating 168 Terms made with the enemy 173 Hostages demanded by them 176 The forts given up to them 181 The seizure of the Envoy by Mahommed Akbar Khan 194 News received of the Envoy's death 197 Negotiations resumed 201 Preparations for evacuating cantonments 208 Departure postponed 215

RETREAT FROM CABUL.

Cantonments evacuated 221 Difficulties encountered by the rear guard 227 Loss of the guns and ammunition 231 Terms made with Mahommed Akbar 235 Losses in the Khoord Cabul pass 236 Akbar demands possession of the ladies and children 244 Destruction of the rear column 254 Attempt of the remnant of the army to reach Jugdaluk 259 Gen. Elphinstone and Brig. Shelton go to Mahommed Akbar 264 Deliberations of the Chiefs 267 Attack at Jugdaluk 273 The final struggle at Gundamuk 278

THE CAPTIVITY.

March of the prisoners towards the Lughman valley 279 Accommodation at Buddeabad 284 Accounts from Jellalabad 288 Severe earthquake 297 Adventures of Capt. Bygrave 300 Accounts from the garrison at Ghuznee 305 Ferocity and cruelty of Mahommed Akbar 307 Change of jailors 309 Offers for ransoming the Prisoners 311 Report of the murder of Shah Shoojah 317 March for Tézeen 321 Major Pottinger expostulates with the Sirdar 328 Death of Gen. Elphinstone 332 Insults offered to his corpse on its way to Jellalabad 334 Akbar acknowledges that he slew the Envoy 337 Treachery of Shumshudeen at Ghuznee 340 Visit to the ladies of Mahommed Shah's family 345 Accounts from Jellalabad 351 Proceedings at Cabul 351 March to Khoord Cabul 352 Offers for exchange of Prisoners 357 Reports from Cabul 365 The Bala Hissar is surrendered to Akbar 367 Sufferings of Col. Stoddart and Capt. A. Conolly in Bokhara 376 Friendly conduct of the Nawaub, Zeman Shah Khan 381 Gen. Pollock offers to treat with the Sirdar 384 Gloomy prospects 386 Policy of Mahommed Akbar Khan 386 Death of Capt. John Conolly 392 Accounts of the Kandahar force 397 Newspaper controversy 399 Review of Akbar's conduct 400 His treatment of the Prisoners 403 Futteh Jung challenges Akbar to battle 409 Removal of the Prisoners to the Loghur country 410 Proposed plan for their release 415 March to Bamean 421 Terms made by the Prisoners with their jailor 425 He hoists the flag of defiance on the fort 426 The Prisoners are joined by several native Chiefs 427 They commence their MARCH 430 Arrival of Sir Richmond Shakespear 432 Rescue by Gen. Sale 436

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