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The Afghan War of 1879-80

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Transcriber’s Note:

There were a number of fold-out maps and sketches which have been moved to fall on the nearest paragraph break. Click on each map to see a larger version, which will enable a closer inspection of the details. The illustrations following p. 512 and p. 532, included notes, the transcriptions of which are provided as an appendix (p. #512 and p. 532 to the text. text.

Footnotes have been collected at the end of the text, and are linked for ease of reference. A notation on the full-page illustration is included as a footnote, and kept in its original position, following the map.

Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation.

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Illustration from The Afghan War of 1879-80 Being a Complete Narrative of the Capture of Cabul, the Siege of Sherpur, the Battle of Ahmed Khel, the Brilliant March to Candahar, and the Defeat of Ayub Khan, with the Operations on the Helmund, and the Settlement with Abdur Rahman Khan

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