Identifier: fortyoneyearsini02robe (find matches)
Title: Forty-one years in India : from subaltern to commander-in-chief
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl, 1832-1914
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Publisher: London : R. Bentley
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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him to fall back upon Deh-i-Mazang, where he arrived about 7 p.m. Meanwhile, Macphersons baggage, with a guard of the5th Gurkhas, commanded by Major Cook, V.C., wasattacked by some Afghans, who had remained concealedin the Paghman villages, and it would probably havefallen into their hands, as the Gurkhas were enormouslyoutnumbered, but for the timely arrival of four companiesof the 3rd Sikhs, under Major Griffiths, who had been leftby Macpherson to see everything safely down the pass.Cook himself was knocked over and stunned by a blow, whilehis brother in the 3rd Sikhs received a severe bullet-woundclose to his heart. :i ; . During the retirement from Bhagwana, Macgregor, myChief of the Staff, Durand, Badcock, and one or two otherstaff officers, got separated from me and were presentlyovertaken by an officer (Captain Gerald Martin), sentby Macpherson to tell Massy he was coming to hisassistance as fast as his Infantry could travel; Martin From a drawingC.H Manners SmLieut, D.A.Q.M.G
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SKETCH SHOWING THE OPERATIONS IN THE CHARDEH VALLEY ON DECEMBER 10th AND IIth 1879. DISTANCES;— SHERPUR TO AUSHAR 3^ MILES. DEH-I-MAZANG TO SHERPUR iVz MILES. DEH-I-MAZANG TO AUSHAR 3 MILES DEH-I-MAZANG TO SIJRKH KOTAL (BY BAGHWANA) 13 MILES SURKH KOTAL TO KAREZ-I-MIR l3A MILES. KAREZ-I-MIR TO AUSHAR (BY KIRS KHANA KOTAL.) II MILES. 1879) THE CAPTURED GUNS RECOVERED 279 informed Macgregor that as he rode by Bhagwana hehad come across our abandoned guns, and that there wasno enemy anywhere near them. On hearing this, Macgregorretraced his steps, and, assisted by the staff officers withhim and a few Horse Artillerymen and Lancers, and someGurkhas of Macphersons baggage guard picked up on theway, he managed to rescue the guns and bring them intoSherpur that night. They had been stripped of all theirmovable parts, and the ammunition-boxes had been emptied;otherwise they were intact, and were fit for use the next day. I found assembled at Deh-i-Mazang Wali Mahomed andother Sirdars, who h

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