A series of letters describing the experiences of a young officer of the Queen's Regiment (2nd Foot) in the First Afghan War (1839).
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Soft cover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. Facsimile Reprint. Glossy illustrated black wrapper. Wrapper is clean and sharp. Interior is bright, clean and unmarked. Spine is tight. Near-pristine. A facsimile reprint of the 1840 original, an illuminating collection of letters from a British soldier in the First Afghan War (1839). N° de réf. du vendeur jh150843
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Paperback or Softback. Etat : New. Campaign of the Indus in a Series of Letters from an Officer of the Bombay Division. Book. N° de réf. du vendeur BBS-9781845742089
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Vendeur : Naval and Military Press Ltd, Uckfield, Royaume-Uni
Etat : New. 2005 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1840). xxix + 186pp.Published Price £14.50 This book consists of a series of letters (13 in all) from a young officer of the Queenâs Regiment (2nd Foot) to members of his family, describing his experiences in the First Afghan War (1839). T.W.E Holdsworth (and that is how he signs himself at the end of his letters), wrote them without any thought of subsequent publication; it was the father (A.H.Holdsworth) who decided they were worth publishing as a book (he was right) and then only a few copies for friends. He himself has provided a long (25 pages) introduction as background, The importance of Afghanistan as far as India was concerned was that it formed a buffer against Russia (regarded as the main threat) and against Persia.The First Afghan War resulted from a decision by the Governor General in India to replace the ruler in the country, Dost Mohammed, by a puppet king, Shah Suja, who had been ruler years before but was heartily disliked and had been thrown out. An expeditionary force was formed from the armies of the Bengal and Bombay Presidencies, some 20,000 men with double that number of camp-followers, which was called the Army of the Indus. The British element consisted of the 4th Light Dragoons (later renamed 4th Hussars), 16th Lancers, Queenâs (2nd Foot), Somerset Light Infantry (13th Foot) and R Leicesters (17th Foot). Holdsworthâs regiment was in the Bombay column which began its march in December 1838 with Kabul the objective. It was a march of about 400 hundred miles through rough terrain and mountain passes; the columns were frequently raided and cut up by tribesmen, particularly the camp-followers. These letters give a good account of what it was like campaigning in such conditions, heat, exhaustion, disease and harassing tribesmen combined to make it a gruelling operation. There were two major battles, the capture of the fortress of Ghuzni in July 1839, and of Khelat (Kalat) in November, where Holdsworth was wouinded by a musket ball which passed through his arm and right side coming out through his back just missing his spine. These actions are graphically described. An appendix contains among other things the official despatch from Lt-Gen Sir John Keane, the army commander, to the Governor General; casualty details; congratulatory order from the army commander to his command; extracts from the Indian Gazette and the letter from the Bombay column commander to the Governor General. N° de réf. du vendeur 9885
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Soft cover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. Paperback , N&M Press, UK, 2005 . The book is Fine. The book has very slight edge wear, with no inscriptions and the spine is sound, with no reading line. The pages are clean and unmarked. Sent within 24 hours. Ref: BK1915. N° de réf. du vendeur JSB-BK-1915
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