"The Afghan War 1879-80" Topic
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Tango01  | 12 Aug 2023 8:36 p.m. PST |
Of possible interest?
Free to read
link
Armand
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| Mad Guru | 13 Aug 2023 2:29 a.m. PST |
Yes, thanks for posting, Armand. It is a useful primary source for detailed army lists and terrain descriptions for the Battle of Charasiab, the attacks on Kabul's Sherpur Cantonments, the Battle of Ahmed Khel, Roberts' Kabul-to-Kandahar march, and the Battle of Kandahar AKA: battle of Baba Wali. It also provides something of the British perspective on the second part of the war, following the attack on the British embassy in Kabul that wiped out Major Cavagnari and his escort. I don't refer to is as a "massacre" since the handful of embassy staff and their Guides escort held out for some time and took a lot of the their attackers with them. Unfortunately it looks like the various battle maps were not unfolded to be photographed for this digital edition, which sadly is sometimes the case, but the descriptions are still very useful and if someone is interested enough they may be able to search around online and find another copy complete with full views of the fold-out maps. |
| DisasterWargamer | 13 Aug 2023 11:18 a.m. PST |
The Library of Congress version has the scans of the fold out maps link |
| Tango01 | 13 Aug 2023 3:19 p.m. PST |
No mention my friend…
Armand
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| Mad Guru | 14 Aug 2023 9:14 p.m. PST |
Happy to mention it, Armand, been too long since we've touched base! Also, well done, DisasterWargamer, thanks for taking the time to share the fully illustrated version! |
| Sydney Gamer | 15 Aug 2023 3:44 a.m. PST |
Thanks all, for the helpful info! |
| Tango01 | 15 Aug 2023 3:10 p.m. PST |
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