Download or read book Outline of the Operations of the British Troops in Scinde and Afghanistan written by George Buist and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outline of the Operations of the British Troops in Scinde and Affghanistan is a detailed account of British military operations in the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) and of the invasion in 1839 by the British East India Company of the province of Sind (in present-day Pakistan). The author, George Buist (1804-60), was editor of the Bombay Times and the book is heavily drawn from dispatches that appeared in that newspaper and in another Indian publication, the Monthly Times. Buist was born in Scotland and educated at Saint Andrews University and the University of Edinburgh. In addition to his newspaper work, he was an accomplished amateur scientist who collected scientific data in various fields and served as secretary to the Geographical Society of Bombay and the Agri-Horticultural Society of Western India. Buist was highly critical of British policy, both in this book and in the editorial line taken by the Bombay Times. He writes that the Anglo-Afghan War began as a "war of aggression," turned into "struggle for our own defence," and was transformed "finally into a war of vengeance." He opposed the policy of retaliation against the Afghans after the Kabul massacres of 1842 and argued that the war was both ruinously expensive and inimical to British interests. The British objective in starting the war was to drive the ruler of Afghanistan, Dost Mohammad Khan, from power and to replace him with Shah Shuja, who was thought to be more favorable to British interests and less susceptible to Russian pressure or blandishment. About this view Buist writes: "The more the matter is examined, the more difficult it is to discover by what process of self-delusion it was that the projectors or advocates of the Doorannee [Durrani] alliance could for a moment persuade themselves that the restoration and maintenance of the Shah Shoojah [Shujaʻ] on the throne, could conduce to any one of the ends we professed ourselves anxious to attain."
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Download or read book Battle Story Kabul 1841 42 written by Edmund Yorke and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kabul is a name that has had much resonance in current affairs over the last few years, however its place in military history can be charted much further back to the first British incursions into Afghanistan during the 19th century. The First Anglo-Afghan War saw British India attempting to obtain power over Central Asia by gaining control of Afghanistan. The British had little understanding or appreciation of the terrain or tribal warfare in Afghanistan and incurred heavy casualties, despite being far superior in training and weaponry than the Afghan warriors they faced. In 1841 the British, having held Kabul for several years in an attempt to stop the Afghans colluding with the Russians, relaxed their grip on the garrison, allowing the Afghans to rebel, leading to the slaughter of over 16,000 British and Indian troops and camp followers. The outrage from the disaster resounded throughout the British Empire and reinforcements were sent to Afghanistan in 1842 to quell the Afghan troops. However, a rash of uprisings broke out around Kabul, leading to the murder of Indian sepoys and the imprisonment of British officers. In retribution an army was sent to support the British retreat from Afghanistan, laying waste to the city of Kabul on their way.
Download or read book The Return of a King written by William Dalrymple and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1839 18,000 British troops marched into Afghanistan. Three years later, only one man emerged to tell the tale.. A towering history of the first Afghan war by bestselling historian William Dalrymple.
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Download or read book History of British India from the Earliest English Intercourse with Continuation to the Fall of Delhi and the Relief of Lucknow written by Charles MacFarlane and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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