This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ... once. The pass widens a little as you approach two huge rocks, which, pushing out their shoulders on the right hand and on the left, look like two huge door-posts on which a pair of enormous folding gates might be swung. The leading files were already between these rocks, when the officer commanding saw, just inside ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1879 Excerpt: ... once. The pass widens a little as you approach two huge rocks, which, pushing out their shoulders on the right hand and on the left, look like two huge door-posts on which a pair of enormous folding gates might be swung. The leading files were already between these rocks, when the officer commanding saw, just inside their curvature, a small body of Afghan horse drawn up. He halted his men, and riding back in all haste, suggested to Colonel Monteith that it would be a good thing to let loose the cavalry upon them, inasmuch as they might easily be cut off. Colonel Monteith, however, was too prudent a soldier to throw his people in such a country by driblets out of hand; so he closed up the whole of the advanced guard, and moved forward. It was well that he did so. No sooner were the projecting crags turned than the hills which bounded the valley on all sides were seen to swarm with Afghans, who had manifestly placed this body of horse as a decoy wherewith to entice the British cavalry forward, and to bring them under such a fire as must have emptied every saddle in a moment. Now then was the time to act; and Colonel Monteith did not suffer the fortunate moment to escape him. The guns were immediately ordered to the front. They came up at a hand-gallop, the infantry opening to the right and left in order to let them pass; and unlimbering with all haste, the artillerymen threw some shells with admirable precision among the masses; the effect was very striking. You saw some men fall, and the rest, as if terrified at finding themselves in so exposed a situation, waved to and fro, and then broke, and retired in all directions. At this moment Colonel Dennie rode up; and a gallant young officer of the 13th, Lieutenant E. King by name, eagerly entreated that he migh...
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