THE AFGHAN WAR

OF

1879-80,

BEING A COMPLETE NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTURE OF CABUL,
THE SIEGE OF SHERPUR, THE BATTLE OF AHMed khel,
THE BRILLIANT MARCH TO CANDAHAR, AND THE DEFEAT
OF AYUB KHAN, WITH THE OPERATIONS ON THe helmund,
AND THE SETTLEMENT WITH ABDUR RAHMAN KHAN.

BY HOWARD HENSMAN,

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE PIONEER (ALLAHABAD), AND THE DAILY
NEWS (LONDON).

W. H. ALLEN & CO., 13, WATERLOO PLACE, S.W.

Dedicated

ΤΟ

THE 72ND (DUKE OF ALBANY'S OWN)

AND

THE 92ND (GORDON) HIGHLANDERS,

IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE GENEROUS HOSPITALITY RECEIVED AT THEIR HANDS

IN

AFGHANISTAN.

ADVERTISEMENT.

GENERAL SIR F. ROBERTS writes in regard to the letters now republished

"Allow me to congratulate you most cordially on the admirable manner in which you have placed before the public the account of our march from Cabul, and the operations of 31st August and 1st September around Candahar. Nothing could be more accurate or graphic. I thought your description

of the fight at Charasia was one that any soldier might have

been proud of writing; but your recent letters are, if possible, even better."