Project Gutenberg 2015-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 451 Kaye, John William, Sir 1814 1876 Earle, Sullivan Kaye, J. W. (John William) Kaye, Sir John William History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 3 (of 3) Third Edition E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, Brian Coe, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (https://archive.org/details/toronto) "History of the War in Afghanistan, Vol. 3 (of 3)" by Sir John William Kaye is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume serves as the continuation and conclusion of Kaye's comprehensive examination of the military and political events surrounding the British campaigns in Afghanistan during the early 19th century. It likely delves into the challenges faced by British forces, the complexities of Afghan politics, and the consequences of imperial ambitions. At the start of this volume, the narrative sets a sobering tone as it chronicles the tumultuous events that led to heightened tensions and conflicts in Afghanistan, particularly during the years 1841-1842. The opening chapters capture the desperation faced by British forces as they grapple with rebellions, internal political strife, and logistical failures. The text highlights a distressed Lord Auckland, the Governor-General, reflecting on the burgeoning crisis, as communications from Afghanistan reveal the dire situation of the Caubul force. Overall, the beginning paints a picture of a deteriorating military position, setting the stage for further analysis of the ensuing chaos and eventual attempts at retrieval by the British military forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Afghan Wars DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 1258590 2025-06-20T07:50:05.942777 text/html 1260659 2024-10-22T23:21:43 text/html 499063 2025-06-20T07:50:24.193727 application/epub+zip 508622 2025-06-20T07:50:09.239742 application/epub+zip 506505 2025-06-20T07:50:07.635801 application/epub+zip 829886 2025-06-20T07:50:35.068672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755416 2025-06-20T07:50:22.271707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 754431 2022-09-22T17:53:04.240831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1080223 2025-06-20T07:50:03.951782 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1060167 2024-10-22T23:21:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16457 2025-06-20T07:50:35.240650 application/rdf+xml 13975 2025-06-20T07:50:07.801747 image/jpeg 2992 2025-06-20T07:50:07.720796 image/jpeg 445740 2025-06-20T07:50:06.042780 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia