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Excerpt from The Indian Frontier War: Being an Account of the Mohmund and Tirah Expeditions 1897
From the way the public Press has called for ex planation upon certain points connected with the campaign, it has appeared to me that the public barely appreciate what was asked of their army when it was sent to invade Afridi and Orakzai Tirah. Having been present at the Campaign, I would that my readers should start from as fair a standpoint as possible, for I feel sure that, after really grasping the circumstances Of the campaign, they will appre ciate the reasons why I have abstained from criticism. Be it understood that casualties must occur, and in a mountainous country like the Afridi the casualties must be in proportion to the efficiency of the trans port. The Government of India chose to 69m} Me force wit/z an z''neficz''ent transport, and the General Officers could only do their best with what was served out to them.
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From the way the public Press has called for ex planation upon certain points connected with the campaign, it has appeared to me that the public barely appreciate what was asked of their army when it was sent to invade Afridi and Orakzai Tirah. Having been present at the Campaign, I would that my readers should start from as fair a standpoint as possible, for I feel sure that, after really grasping the circumstances Of the campaign, they will appre ciate the reasons why I have abstained from criticism. Be it understood that casualties must occur, and in a mountainous country like the Afridi the casualties must be in proportion to the efficiency of the trans port. The Government of India chose to 69m} Me force wit/z an z''neficz''ent transport, and the General Officers could only do their best with what was served out to them.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Lionel James
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ISBN - 9780265842621
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Page Count - 412
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