The Military Operations at Cabul

Language: English

Published by Three Rivers Pub, Dist. by Uppal Publishing House, Daryaganj, New Delhi, 2011

8192227502 / 9788192227504

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The military Operations at Cabul provides a first-hand account of British Army Operations in Cabul during 1842 when Afghanistan rose up in revolt against its ruler and the British forces in the city The book provides an insightful account of what happened in the city during this period followed by a brief relation of the retreat when Afghan tribal forces decimated the British Army and their followers The author also provides an interesting narrative of his time as a prisonerAbout the Author Vincent Eyre entered the Addiscombe Military Academy and the service of the East India Company in 1827 He Joined the Bengal Artillery a year later & arrived in Calcutta now Kolkata in 1829 He Was appointed to the horse artillery and promoted to Lieutenant in 1837 Two Years later he was appointed Commissary of Ordnance to the Cabul field force In January 1842 during the first Anglo-Afghan war Eyre and his family were captured by Akbar Khan an Afghan Prince and Emir Akbar Khan was responsible for the pursuit of the British Army from Cabul to Gandamak near Jalabad in 1842 During nearly nine months in captivity Eyre kept a diary describing his experiences illustrated by the sketches of other officers and ladies The manuscript was smuggled out to a friend in British India and was then published in England as The Military Operations at Cabul in 1843 205 pp.…

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Title
The Military Operations at Cabul
Author
Vincent Eyre
Publisher
Three Rivers Pub, Dist. by Uppal Publishing House, Daryaganj, New Delhi
Publication year
2011
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
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8192227502
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9788192227504

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