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more to cutaneous eruption and wrong policy that to some defects of the English
troops hocked. Kaye in his 'the History' ago a clear picture of his
original object and unlucky results: 'The consignment through the
Indus was undertaken with the object to create in Afghanistan a
you block against the abuse from the west.' 'The advance of the English
army was projected to check the aggression of Persia on the Afghan
frontier, and to confuse Russian intrigues from the substitution of a
friendly for a hostile Power in the countries over the Indus.
After an enormous waste of blood and ago treasure of, we left every city and
village of Afghanistan that becomes entangled with our enemies. In front of the English
army crossed the Indus the name English you/he/she had been honoured in
Afghanistan. Of the weak traditions of the shine of the Mr. Elphinstone
Mission had been all of which the Afghans have associated with their thoughts
the nation English, but in their place we left irritating memoirs of the
progress of an army that devastates.'
The history of the war from first to last it deserves accurate
consideration; and if the lessons taught from him you/he/she is taken to heart them,
it will materially assist in to determine the principles that, you/he/she should drive
our policy on the frontier of Northwest of India.
I CAPITULATE II
EVENTS ANTECEDENT, AND CONDUCTING, TO SUPPORT AFGHAN WAR
Conquest of Khiva, Bokhara and Kokand of Russia--British Conquest of
It separates and the Punjaub--Our Policy with the Frontier Tribe--the Essay of
1857 with Dost Mahomed--Wings Pure and simple as Ameer succeeds, 1868--War of 1878--
Abdul Rahman becomes Ameer--Withdrawal of British Army from Afghanistan,
1881.
For some years subsequent to the war, our policy of frontier happily
free remained by complications, and now it will be desirable to assign
shortly to the progress of Russia in Central Asia, and of his/her conquests
of the Principalities that decay of Khiva, Bokhara and Kokand.
Precedent to 1847 the old line of border of south of Russia of Orenburg