 A faithless enemy, stained by the foul crime of assassination, has, through a failure of supplies, followed by consummate treachery, been able to overcome a body of British troops, in a country removed, by distance and difficulties of season, from the...  History of the War in Afghanistan - Page 280by Sir John William Kaye - 1851 - 240 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1842 - 982 pages
...limit virtually abdicating the throne of India ;" and the Governor-General has announced, " that he regards this partial reverse only as a new occasion...power, and the admirable spirit and valour of the British Indian army." AMERICAN affairs are far from satisfactory, but we trust that the arrival of... | |
 | Asia - 1842 - 666 pages
...possibility of succour. But the Governor- General in Council, while he most deeply laments the loss of brave officers and men, regards this partial reverse...power, and the admirable spirit and valour of the British Indian army." The following statement of the Cabul insurrection and its results is stated in... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1843 - 752 pages
...of succour. But the Governor-general in council, while be most deeply laments the loss of the brare officers and men, regards this partial reverse only...British power, and the admirable spirit and valour oí the British Indian army." He did not think that the same care and zeal which had been here manifested... | |
 | Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - History - 1843 - 518 pages
...possibility of succour. But the Governor General in Council, while he most deeply laments the loss of brave officers and men, regards this partial reverse...as a new occasion for displaying the stability and vigor of the British power, and the admirable spirit and valor of the British Indian army. " By order... | |
 | Mohana Lāla (Munshi) - Afghanistan - 1846 - 568 pages
...overcome a body of British troops, in a country removed, by distance and by the difficulties of the season, from the possibility of succour. But the Governor-General...power, and the admirable spirit and valour of the British Indian army. " By order of the Right Honourable the Governor-General of India in Council. "... | |
 | Sir John William Kaye - History - 1851 - 702 pages
...issued a proclamation declaring that he considered the calamity that had overtaken the British arms only " as a new occasion for displaying the stability...admirable spirit and valour of the British-Indian army."* But it was little more than a spasm of energy. The ink with which this notification was written was... | |
 | Sir William Nott - Afghan Wars - 1854 - 514 pages
...removed by distance and difficulties of season from the possibility of succour. But the Governor General in Council, while he most deeply laments the loss...British-Indian army. By order of the Right Honourable the Governor General of India in Council. TH HADDOCK. The next measure which appeared essential to the... | |
 | Sir William Nott - Afghan Wars - 1854 - 542 pages
...removed by distance and difficulties of season from the possibility of succour. But the Governor General in Council, while he most deeply laments the loss...British-Indian army. By order of the Right Honourable the Governor General of India in Council. TH HADDOCK. The next measure which appeared essential to the... | |
 | Sir William Nott - Afghan Wars - 1854 - 510 pages
...distanee and difficulties of season from the possibility of succour. But the Governor General in Couneil, while he most deeply laments the loss of the brave...British-Indian army. By order of the Right Honourable the Governor General of India in Couneil. TH MADDOCK. The next measure which appeared essential to the... | |
 | John Clark Marshman - India - 1860 - 496 pages
...assure<J the subjects of the Crown, that he considered the calamity which had overtaken the British arms only " as a new occasion for displaying the stability...power, and the admirable spirit and valour of the British Indian army." But after this spasmodic ebullition of vigour, the Government relapsed into that... | |
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