The Calcutta Review, Volume 14University of Calcutta, 1850 |
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Page 299
... so . Where a single military mis - hap may entail conse- quences very difficult to estimate or foresee , it is imperatively necessary that the commander be thoroughly conversant with every piece THE OUTBREAK IN CABUL , AND ITS CAUSES . 299.
... so . Where a single military mis - hap may entail conse- quences very difficult to estimate or foresee , it is imperatively necessary that the commander be thoroughly conversant with every piece THE OUTBREAK IN CABUL , AND ITS CAUSES . 299.
Page 300
... Cabul ; and it must be allowed , that however objectionable might be the sys- tem above adverted to , a Cotton and an Elphinstone were not calculated , either by their mental or their physical capa- cities , to be entrusted with the ...
... Cabul ; and it must be allowed , that however objectionable might be the sys- tem above adverted to , a Cotton and an Elphinstone were not calculated , either by their mental or their physical capa- cities , to be entrusted with the ...
Page 301
... Cabul . This period is chosen , not because the events , which had preceded , should be altogether cast out of a review of the remote causes of the outbreak , but because in order to bring them to bear with their own proper weight and ...
... Cabul . This period is chosen , not because the events , which had preceded , should be altogether cast out of a review of the remote causes of the outbreak , but because in order to bring them to bear with their own proper weight and ...
Page 302
... Cabul , Ghuzni , and Can- dahar , that nothing but an army well provided with battering guns could have shaken his hold on these important points . Shah Shuja might possibly , with such a bit in the mouths of the people and with ...
... Cabul , Ghuzni , and Can- dahar , that nothing but an army well provided with battering guns could have shaken his hold on these important points . Shah Shuja might possibly , with such a bit in the mouths of the people and with ...
Page 303
... be ex- pected to mould itself to the habits and feelings of the people , and must therefore necessarily be disliked by them ; and , worst of all , there was no prospect that such a system THE OUTBREAK IN CABUL , AND ITS CAUSES . 303.
... be ex- pected to mould itself to the habits and feelings of the people , and must therefore necessarily be disliked by them ; and , worst of all , there was no prospect that such a system THE OUTBREAK IN CABUL , AND ITS CAUSES . 303.
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