Soldier and Traveller: Memoirs of Alexander Gardner, Colonel of Artillery in the Service of Maharaja Ranjit SinghW. Blackwood, 1898 - 359 páginas |
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... preparation of this volume ; and he would specially acknow- ledge the kind help and encouragement afforded him by Captain Claude Clerk , C.I.E. , and Mr Herbert Compton . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. THE MAN AND HIS WRITINGS .
... preparation of this volume ; and he would specially acknow- ledge the kind help and encouragement afforded him by Captain Claude Clerk , C.I.E. , and Mr Herbert Compton . CONTENTS . CHAPTER I. THE MAN AND HIS WRITINGS .
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... - Farewell to the holy man - An attack by robbers — A race for life - The escape - A good soldier Bolor - Captain Younghusband - Note on " Bolor " . - 73 CONTENTS . CHAPTER VII . THROUGH BADAKSHAN . The Kokcha viii CONTENTS .
... - Farewell to the holy man - An attack by robbers — A race for life - The escape - A good soldier Bolor - Captain Younghusband - Note on " Bolor " . - 73 CONTENTS . CHAPTER VII . THROUGH BADAKSHAN . The Kokcha viii CONTENTS .
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... - Mr Andrew Wilson - Captain Segrave - The Russian advance towards India - Gardner's advice to John Bull - Death of the Traveller - The sug- gestion of his career 276 APPENDIX . COLONEL GARDNER'S LIST OF RANJIT SINGH'S OFFICERS 295.
... - Mr Andrew Wilson - Captain Segrave - The Russian advance towards India - Gardner's advice to John Bull - Death of the Traveller - The sug- gestion of his career 276 APPENDIX . COLONEL GARDNER'S LIST OF RANJIT SINGH'S OFFICERS 295.
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... CAPTAIN DE LA FONT 351 XVII . CAPTAIN M'PHERSON . 352 XVIII . MESSRS CAMPBELL AND GARRON 352 XIX . LIST OF CHARACTERS IN PANJAB HISTORY , FROM THE DEATH OF RANJIT SINGH TO THE BRITISH ANNEXATION 354 INDEX 355 INTRODUCTION . A GOODLY ...
... CAPTAIN DE LA FONT 351 XVII . CAPTAIN M'PHERSON . 352 XVIII . MESSRS CAMPBELL AND GARRON 352 XIX . LIST OF CHARACTERS IN PANJAB HISTORY , FROM THE DEATH OF RANJIT SINGH TO THE BRITISH ANNEXATION 354 INDEX 355 INTRODUCTION . A GOODLY ...
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... CAPTAIN YOUNGHUSBAND - NOTE ON BOLOR . " 66 IN accordance with his resolution Prince Habib - ulla Khan returned to his stronghold in an inaccessible place near Parwan , and there with his own hands slew his wives and female slaves . He ...
... CAPTAIN YOUNGHUSBAND - NOTE ON BOLOR . " 66 IN accordance with his resolution Prince Habib - ulla Khan returned to his stronghold in an inaccessible place near Parwan , and there with his own hands slew his wives and female slaves . He ...
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Soldier and Traveller: Memories [i.e. Memoirs] of Alexander Gardner, Colonel ... Alexander Haughton Campbell Gardner Visualização de excertos - 1970 |
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adventurer Afghan Afghanistan Allard Amir arrived artillery attacked Author Avitabile Badakshan Bolor British brother Captain cavalry Cheaper Edition chief Chitral cloth Colonel Gardner command Court Crown 8vo death Demy 8vo Dogra Dost Muhammad Khan English Fcap French Gulab Singh guns Habib-ulla Khan hand Harlan Hazara Hindu Kush Hira Singh History honour horses India Indus infantry Jammu Jindan JOHN journey Kabul Kafiristan Kafirs Kashmir Khaibar Khalsa Kharrak Singh Kirghiz Kunduz Lahore LL.D Maharaja Ranjit Singh Maharaja Sher Singh Minister mountain Muhammadan murdered Nao Nihal Singh officers OLIPHANT Pamir Panjab party passed Peshawar Portrait Post 8vo Prince Professor Raja Dhyan Singh regiment regions returned Revised river Royal ruler rupees sardars Scotland Second Edition Shah Sher Singh Shighnan Sikh army Sir Henry soldier Suchet Singh sword Syad Ahmad Therbah Third Edition took travelling tribe troops Urd Khan Ventura vols Wazirabad William Blackwood Yarkand
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