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... guns , and details of various native cavalry regiments . In all there were about 1,300 men , and the convoy itself consisted of about 1,500 laden animals , camels , mules , bullocks , and ponies . Besides the baggage of the troops ...
... guns , and details of various native cavalry regiments . In all there were about 1,300 men , and the convoy itself consisted of about 1,500 laden animals , camels , mules , bullocks , and ponies . Besides the baggage of the troops ...
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... guns ... .. 87734767∞∞∞∞∞∞ 118 137 223 118 325 328 407 686 746 717 610 671 636 574 93 1 34 Total 192 2,558 3,867 There are about 6,000 " followers " and some 3,500 baggage The Shutargardan was held by the 3rd Sikhs and 21st Punjab ...
... guns ... .. 87734767∞∞∞∞∞∞ 118 137 223 118 325 328 407 686 746 717 610 671 636 574 93 1 34 Total 192 2,558 3,867 There are about 6,000 " followers " and some 3,500 baggage The Shutargardan was held by the 3rd Sikhs and 21st Punjab ...
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... guns , with two Gatlings ) ; and Lieutenant - Colonel E. Perkins , R.E. , is in command of the Engineers . The Cavalry Brigade is of course commanded by General Massy ; while the Infantry are brigaded as follows : -1st Brigade ( General ...
... guns , with two Gatlings ) ; and Lieutenant - Colonel E. Perkins , R.E. , is in command of the Engineers . The Cavalry Brigade is of course commanded by General Massy ; while the Infantry are brigaded as follows : -1st Brigade ( General ...
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Howard Hensman. The Battle of Charasia . 29 the 92nd Highlanders and two guns of No. 2 ( Swinley's ) Moun- tain Battery ... guns , under Captain A. Broadfoot . 7th Company of Sappers and Miners , under Lieutenant C. Nugent , R.A. 72nd ...
Howard Hensman. The Battle of Charasia . 29 the 92nd Highlanders and two guns of No. 2 ( Swinley's ) Moun- tain Battery ... guns , under Captain A. Broadfoot . 7th Company of Sappers and Miners , under Lieutenant C. Nugent , R.A. 72nd ...
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... guns , G - 3 , R.A. , under Major S. Parry , R.A. Two squadrons of cavalry , made up of detachments of the 9th Lancers , 5th Punjab Cavalry , and 12th Bengal Cavalry , com- manded by Major Hammond , 5th P.C. A wing of the 92nd ...
... guns , G - 3 , R.A. , under Major S. Parry , R.A. Two squadrons of cavalry , made up of detachments of the 9th Lancers , 5th Punjab Cavalry , and 12th Bengal Cavalry , com- manded by Major Hammond , 5th P.C. A wing of the 92nd ...
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23rd Pioneers 3rd Sikhs 5th Ghoorkas 5th Punjab Cavalry 5th Punjab Infantry 72nd Highlanders 9th Lancers Abdur Rahman Afghan Afghanistan Amir Amir's arms army artillery Asmai attack Baker Bala Hissar bazaars Bemaru brigade British Butkhak Cabul camp Candahar cantonments Captain Charasia Chardeh Valley Charikar chiefs Colonel command Deh-i-Afghan Durbar enemy escort fighting fire flank force Frederick Roberts garrison Ghazni Ghilzais Gough Government ground guard Hazara Heights hills horses India Jellalabad Jugdulluck Khan's Kheyl killed Kizilbashes Kohistanis Kotal Kushi Lieutenant Logar Logar river Luttabund Macpherson Mahomed Jan Maidan maliks miles moollah Mountain Battery mountain guns Mustaufi mutineers officers party Peshawur picquet regiments ridge rifles road sent sepoys shells Shere Ali Shere Ali's Sherpur shot Shutargardan Siah Sung Sir Donald Stewart Sir F Sir Frederick Roberts Sirdar soldiers sowars sungar tent to-day tribes tribesmen troops Turkistan village Wali Mahomed walls wounded Yakub Khan yards
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