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*[http://www.kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/index.php?id=704 Kabul Under Attack] Handwritten online letter from Gen Sir Montagu Gilbert Gerard, with detailed account of the capture of Kabul 1880 King’s College London Collections: The Serving Soldier
=====''London Gazette'' and the ''Gazette of India''=====
The ''London Gazette'' may be [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/search searched] online for official correspondence relating to operations in Afghanistan.
As an example, the ''London Gazette'' dated [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/24909/pages/6519 Friday 3 December 1880] contains correspondence relating to events from approximately 28 July 1880 including the siege of Kandahar and the sortie made by the garrison on 16 August 1880.
The ''Gazette of India'' also contains some official correspondence relating to operations in Afghanistan which is not mentioned in the London Gazette. See [[Newspapers and journals online# Gazette of India| Newspapers and journals online-Gazette of India]] for some online editions. Also available at the [[British Library]] . As an example, the ''Gazette of India ''from the Digital Library of India website for the period September-December 1880 has an entry on computer page 150 from the ''Gazette of India'' dated 11 September 1880 concerning Major W Jacob of the 19th Bombay Native Infantry and the march to Chaman 29-30th July 1880.
→Historical books online
==Also see==
*[[Medal Rolls]]
*[[Stations of British Troops in India|Stations of British Troops in India-Afghanistan 1878-1882]]
*[[10th (The Prince of Wales's Own) Royal Hussars]] for the image of a memorial to those who died in the Afghan Campaign in 1878-9. The names are clearly visible
== External Links ==
*[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/ The Second Anglo-Afghan War] Garen Ewing's comprehensive site including:
:*[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/database/main.php The Afghan War Database Project] - a searchable database of 900+ soldiers who took part in the war. Many entries include biographical details, some have photographs.
:*[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/waroffice/map_afghanistanmaproom.php Map of Afghanistan] - showing the principal locations in 1880:*Information about the book [httphttps://wwwweb.garenewingarchive.co.ukorg/web/20170630132410/angloafghanwarhttp:/articles/Maiwand66th_introductionmaiwandjournal.php ''Maiwand: victorianwars.com/ The Last Stand : The Journal of the Maiwand Files Project] July 2009. Victorianwars.com, now archived. Originally contained many articles about Maiwand but the only articles which have been archived are**[https://web.archive.org/web/20170606100626/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/an_account_of_maiwand.htm "An Account Of Maiwand. A Letter written by Lieutenant Manus L. O’Donel 66th (Berkshire) Regiment in Afghanistan, 1880''"]**[https://web.archive.org/web/20170424184541/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/its_a_dogs_life_in_the_army.htm "It’s A Dogs Life In The Army"] by Richard J. Stacpoole-Ryding. This book may be bought from the **[httphttps://astoreweb.amazonarchive.co.ukorg/web/20180713134909/faminbriindso-21http:/detail/0752445375 FIBIS Shop] through Amazonmaiwandjournal.victorianwars.cocom/maiwand_medal_news.ukhtm "Maiwand Medal News"] by Andy Chaloner**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307050517/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/ The Last Stand: The Journal of the Maiwand Files Projectbook_review.htm "Book Review"] Victorianwars.com. Contains many articles about Maiwand
*[http://history.farmersboys.com/Battles/afghanistan_1879-80.htm 66th Berkshires in the Campaign] history.farmersboys.com
*[http://wwwmaiwandday.suffolkblogspot.govco.ukMaiwand Day] Blog by 'Mad Guru' includes**[http:/LeisureAndCulture/LocalHistoryAndHeritagemaiwandday.blogspot.co.uk/SuffolkRecordOfficep/ContactUsLocations/BuryStEdmundsBranch.htm Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds] has many photographs and documents relating to the time the Suffolk regiment were serving in India during the some-newspaper-illustrations-of-2nd Afghan War. Details of what is held in the Suffolk Regiment Archive can be found in their html Many illustrations from ''The Graphic'' and ''The Illustrated London News'']** [http://wwwmaiwandday.suffolkblogspot.govco.uk/NRp/rdonlyres/2E9FB0ACa-most-F44Cvillainous-43FDcavalcade-B31Bian-72E83378A413/0/12SuffRegtRevisedJESheaths.pdf Suffolk Regiment Archives leaflethtml "A Most Villainous-Looking Cavalcade": Uniforms of the Afghan Army] and their by Ian Heath with illustrations, originally published in the June to September 1995 issues of ''Wargames Illustrated'' *[httphttps://www.suffolksuffolkarchives.govco.uk/NRplanning-your-visit/rdonlyres/24AED075suffolk-D7F2record-465Eoffice-B7F4-57DB2BBCBF02branches/0/14photoSuffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds] has many photographs and documents relating to the time the [[12th Regiment of Foot|Suffolk Regiment]] was serving in India during the 2nd Afghan War.pdf Photographic Collections leaflet]<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mohammad_Yaqub_Khan_with_British_officers_in_May_of_1879.jpg Photo of Amir Yakub Khan and Major Cavagnari] Wikipedia
*[http://www.acepilots.com/medals/brit-victorian1.html British Victorian War Medals] www.acepilots.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160404174152/http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/afghanistan/afghanistancollection/1878to1880/sources1878to1880.html Afghanistan 1878-1880: Sources in the India Office Records] British Library , page now archived.*[http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/afsl1.htm Memorials: Afghanistan 1878-1880] from Stephen Lewis’ [http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/memindz1.htm Soldiers Memorials]*[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/second-afghan-war-1878-1880casualty-roll/ ''Second Afghan War 1878-1880 Casualty Roll''] by Anthony Farrington is published by Naval and Military Press. The source of the data is unknown but possibly has been compiled from the Medal Rolls.*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080624223754/http://www.parsonsfamily.co.uk/acton/afghan1.php Diary and Letters: The Afghan War by Colonel Charles Ball-Acton] of the [[51st Regiment of Foot]] from the Parsons Family website now archived. He commanded the 51st in the second phase of the war (second-in-command during the first phase).*[http://www.simonnorfolk.com/burkenorfolk/conversation.html Burke and Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan by John Burke and Simon Norfolk: Conversation with Simon Norfolk]. John Burke (1843?-1900) was the first ever photographer to make pictures in Afghanistan. www.simonnorfolk.com*[http://www.wdl.org/en/item/11534/#page=5&collection=afghanistan-1879-80 Photographs: Afghanistan, 1879-80] An album of historical photographs depicting people and places associated with the Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80). Library of Congress. [http://www.wdl.org/en/search/?collection=afghanistan-1879-80 Information] about the individual photographs*[http://www.phototheca-afghanica.ch/index.php?id=111 Set of photographs 1878-1880] titled "Royal Engineers Museum, Library and Archive" from Phototheca Afghanica: Historical Images
of Afghanistan. A project of Foundation Bibliotheca Afghanica, CH-4416 Bubendorf.*[http://www.gettyimages.com.au/detail/news-photo/photograph-of-afghan-soldiers-dressed-in-kilts-taken-by-news-photo/90767128 Photograph: The Amir’s Highlanders, 1879]. (gettyimages.com). A photograph of Afghan soldiers dressed in kilts, taken by John Burke in 1879. This photograph is from an album entitled ''The Afghan War, Attock to Jellalabad, Gandamak and Surkhab''. The Afghans were very impressed with the ferocity and fighting skills of the British Highland regiments. In imitation, Afghan troops were dressed in kilts in an attempt to instil them with similiar martial qualities.The soldiers were known as the Amir’s Highlanders, the Highlanders of Amir Yaqub, or Yaqub Khan's Highlanders. An [http://www.prints-4-u.com/store/image3/J3331832/J3331832707.jpg image] from the Illustrated London News.====Maps====*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/m/019pho0000430s3u00023000.html Plan of Kabul City, drawn by the Guides March 1880], and photographed by John Burke 1880. Click on “zoomable image” to enlarge. British Library Online Gallery.
====Historical books online====
*''The Second Afghan War Official Account 1907'' [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.282349 Archive.org mirror version], originally from Digital Library of India. Illustrations are of poor quality. Also available [https://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/39738 Digital Repository of GIPE (Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics [Pune India<nowiki>]</nowiki>)]:The same content was issued under the title [http://www.archive.org/stream/secondafghanwar00brangoog#page/n4/mode/2up ''The Second Afghan War, 1878-80: Abridged Official Account''] produced in the Intelligence Branch Army Headquarters, India 1908 Archive.org. Note: Part of the latter filming is unsatisfactory, with text missing from the sides of some pages, and some of the illustrations have not been filmed. Also available as a pdf download [http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1908-the-second-afghan-war-1878-80-abridged-official-account-by-army-hq-s-pdf/ PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]. [https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.1826/mode/2up Archive.org mirror version], however all appear to be the same digital file. :[https://archive.org/details/dli.ministry.06221/page/n5/mode/2up Another file, Archive.org] from Ministry of Culture/Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad.: The six volume ''The Second Afghan War'' compiled and collated by and under the orders of Sir C. M. MacGregor, published 1885-1886 as "Strictly confidential", on which the ''Abridged Official Account'' was based, is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01012490881, or IOR/L/MIL/17/14/29 (parts 2-6 only). *[https://archive.org)/details/warinafghanistan0000macg/page/n5/mode/2up ''War in Afghanistan, 1879-80 : the personal diary of Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor''] edited by William Trousdale 1985 Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*''The Second Afghan War, 1878-79-80 its causes, its conduct and its consequences'' by Colonel H.B. Hanna. Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/secondafghanwar101hann#page/n5/mode/2up Volume 1] 1899, [http://www.archive.org/stream/secondafghanwar102hann#page/n3/mode/2up Volume 2] 1904
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/afghanwar02hensgoog#page/n4/mode/2up ''The Afghan War of 1879-80''] by Howard Hensman , Special Correspondent of ''The Pioneer'' (Allahabad) and ''The Daily News'' (London). Second Edition 1882 Archive.org*[http://www.archive.org/stream/afghanwars18394200forbuoft#page/n5/mode/2up ''The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80''] by Archibald Forbes 1892 (archive.org)*[https://archive.org/details/historyofafghani031122mbp ''A History of Afghanistan Volume II''] by Brig-Gen Sir Percy Sykes 1940 Archive.org. Includes the 2nd Afghan War. [https://archive.org/stream/historyofafghani031122mbp#page/n11/mode/2up Contents]*[https://archive.org/details/frontieroverseas03indi ''Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India: Volume III Baluchistan, and the First Afghan War'']. Compiled in the Intelligence Branch, Army Headquarters India. 1910 Archive.org Includes expeditions which were side issues of the 2nd Afghan War.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/afghanwargoughs00swyngoog#page/n10/mode/2up ''The Afghan War: Gough's Action at Futtehabad''] by Charles Swinnerton 1880 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/kandaharin02messgoog#page/n4/mode/2up ''Kandahar in 1879: The Diary of Major Le Messurier R.E., Brigade Major R. E. with the Quetta Column''] 1880 Archive.org
*[http://www.kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/collection/kabul-under-attack Kabul Under Attack] Handwritten online letter from Gen Sir Montagu Gilbert Gerard, with detailed account of the capture of Kabul 1880 King’s College London Collections: The Serving Soldier
*[https://archive.org/stream/withkurramfield00colqgoog#page/n6/mode/2up ''With the Kurram Field Force, 1878-79'']
by Major J. A. S. Colquhoun, R.A. With illustrations by the author. 1881 Archive.org (Maps are not copied)
*[https://archive.org/stream/tocaubulwithcava00mitf#page/n7/mode/2up ''To Caubul with the Cavalry Brigade:
A narrative of personal experiences with the force under General Sir F.S. Roberts
with map and illustrations from sketches by the author''] by Major R C W Mitford XIVth Bengal Lancers 1881 Archive.org (Map may be extended out )
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/privatejournalof00broorich#page/n7/mode/2up ''Private journal of Henry Francis Brooke, late Brigadier-General commanding 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kandahar Field Force, Southern Afghanistan, from April 22nd to August 16th, 1880''] 1881 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/personalrecords01ashegoog#page/n4/mode/2up ''Personal records of the Kandahar campaign by officers engaged therein'']. Edited by Major Ashe 1881 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/kurumkabulkandah00roberich#page/n9/mode/2up ''Kurum, Kabul & Kandahar being a brief record of impressions in three campaigns under General Roberts''] by Charles Gray Robertson, Lieutenant 8th (the King’s) Regiment 1881 Archive.org
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=QXYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Transport in Southern Afghanistan, between Sukkur and Quetta, 1878-1880''] by Lieut. S S Parkyn (The Royal Irish) late Assistant Superintendent and Paymaster of Transport, Southern Afghanistan. 2nd edition 1882. Google Books. Rawalpindi edition had title ''Transport Southern Afghanistan : Sukkar-Quetta 1878-1880''. Full name Samuel Spence Parkyn.
*[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=fKIW_IkolzcC&pg=PA281 "The March from Kabul to Kandahar in August, and the Battle of the 1st September 1880"] by Lieut.-Colonel E F Chapman RA page 282 Vol 25 1882 ''Journal of the Royal United Service Institution''. Google Books.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/recollectionska00dukegoog#page/n12/mode/2up ''Recollections of the Kabul campaign 1879 & 1880''] by Joshua Duke, Bengal Medical Service 1883 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/kandaharin02messgoogkohatkuramandkh00thogoog#page/n4n8/mode/2up ''Kandahar Kohat, Kuram, and Khost; Or, Experiences and Adventures in 1879the Late Afghan War''] by Richard Gillham-Thomsett, Surgeon, Army Medical Department 1884 Archive.org*''The Death March Through The Khyber Pass'' by G J H Evatt 1891. [https: //archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.285135 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. More complete title details are ''Personal Recollections of the Afghan Campaigns of 1878-79-80. The Diary “Death-march” through the Khyber Pass in the Afghan Campaign 1878-79'' by Surgeon-Major G. J. H. Evatt, A M D. Reprinted from “Journal of the United Service Institution of Major Le Messurier RIndia,” 1890.*[https://books.google.Ecom.au/books?id=u8JMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA125 "Brief Account of the Return March to India of the Army in Afghanistan, Brigade Major RUnder General Sir Donald Stewart ... Ein 1880"] by Lieut. with -Colonel Walter J Boyes, late DAAG, N [North] Afghanistan Field Force, page 125 Vol 37 1893 ''Journal of the Quetta ColumnRoyal United Service Institution''. Google Books.*[https://archive.org/details/indianborderlan00holdgoog ''The Indian Borderland, 1880-1900''] 1880 by Colonel Sir T Hungerford Holdich 1901 Archive.org. Contains two chapters on the Afghan War of 1879- 1880. The author worked as a military surveyor.
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/fromkabultokumas00will#page/10/mode/2up Afghanistan service], page 11 ''From Kabul to Kumassi: Twenty-four years of soldiering and sport'' by Brig. Gen. Sir James Willcocks 1904 Archive.org
*[http://wwwarchive.org/stream/cu31924023004264#page/n61/mode/2up Afghanistan service] page 57 '' My Service Days: India, Afghanistan, Suakim '85, and China'' by Maj.-Gen. Sir Norman Stewart 1908 Archive.org The author’s father was commander of the Mooltan Division*[https://archive.org/stream/afghanwars18394200forbuoftvestigia00repiuoft#page/n550/mode/2up "The Khaibar Pass"] Chapter V page 51 ''Vestigia'' by Lieut.-Colonel Charles à Court Repington 1919. Archive.org. The Afghan Wars 1839author was an officer with the 4th Battalion [[Rifle Brigade]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_à_Court_Repington Charles à Court Repington] 1858-42 1925. Wikipedia.*[https://archive.org/details/myserviceinindi00vauggoog ''My service in the Indian Army – and 1878-80after''] by Archibald Forbes 1892 (archive General Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org)<br />. He joined the Bengal Army in 1841 and had to retire c 1870 as there was no position for him. At the start of the 2nd Afghan War he became special military correspondent for the war for ''The Times''
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/professionalpap02brangoog#page/n395/mode/1up "Excerpta from Notes on the Transport by Rail of Troops, Horses, Guns and War Material for the Army in Afghanistan during 1878-79"] from ''Professional papers on Indian engineering Second Series Volume 8 1879'' (archive.org)<br />
*''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Vol II '' by Maj-Gen Whitworth Porter 1889'' [http://www.archive.org/stream/historycorpsroy00watsgoog#page/n61/mode/1up 2nd Afghan War] archive.org<br />
*''Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal 1880 Part 3'' Archive.org
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/unitedservicema02pollgoog#page/n90/mode/1up "Our Blunders in Afghanistan"] by M Laing Meason page 79
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bulletinsandoth17unkngoog#page/n67/mode/2up "Operations 10 September 1879 until the entry to Kabul on 13 October 1879"] pages 52- 128 ''Bulletins and Other State Intelligence Compiled and Arranged from the Official Documents Published in the London Gazette for the Year 1880: Part 1 January to June'' Originally from the London Gazette 16 January 1880 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bulletinsandoth17unkngoog#page/n571/mode/2up/search/ "Operations at Kabul 8-24 December 1879"], pages 556- 672 ''Bulletins and Other State Intelligence Compiled and Arranged from the Official Documents Published in the London Gazette for the Year 1880: Part 1 January to June'' Originally from the London Gazette 4 May 1880 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/afghanwarspeechd00cran#page/n3/mode/2up ''The Afghan War a speech delivered in the House of Lords by the Right Hon. Viscount Cranbrook, (Secretary of State for India), on Monday, December 9th, 1878'']
*''The Eastern question from the Treaty of Paris 1836 to the Treaty of Berlin 1878 and to the Second Afghan War'' by the Duke of Argyll 1879 Archive.org [http://www.archive.org/stream/easternquestionf01argyuoft#page/n7/mode/2up Volume 1], [http://www.archive.org/stream/easternquestionf02argyuoft#page/n9/mode/2up Volume 2]*[http://www.archive.org/stream/causesafghanwar00commgoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''Causes of the Afghan War: Being a Selection of The Papers Laid Before Parliament with a Connecting Narrative and Comment''] 1879 Archive.org. Note that some of the initial pages appear to be missing. A complete copy of this book is available to read online on the [[Online books#https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278634 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website Index commences computer page 336 , but probably the first book file is better overall. (Catalogued as ''Causes Of The Afghan War'' with barcode 99999990171736)
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/lordlyttonafghan00east#page/n5/mode/2up ''Lord Lytton and the Afghan War''] by Captain W. J. Eastwick Third Edition 1879 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/ourafghanpolicyo00bdbdrich#page/n3/mode/2up ''Our Afghan policy and the occupation of Candahar''] by D.B. 1880 Archive.org
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/lifecareerofmajo00deykrich#page/n3/mode/2up ''The life and career of Major Sir Louis Cavagnari, C. S. I., K. C. B., British envoy at Cabul with a brief outline of the Second Afghan War'']. Compiled by Kally Prosono Dey 1881 Archive.org
*''The Eastern question from Victoria Cross in Afghanistan and on the Treaty frontiers of India during the years 1877, 1878, 1879 & 1880 : how it was won'' related by W.J. Elliott 1882. Part of Paris 1836 to the Treaty series ''Deeds of Berlin 1878 Daring Library''. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.80165/page/n3 Archive.org version], missing map. [http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1882-the-victoria-cross-in-afghanistan-and -on-the-frontiers-of-india-by-elliott-s-pdf/ Pahar version], link to a pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. If download does not display, locate under Books/Afghanistan/1882. [https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.1014 Archive.org mirror version]. All appear to be the same digital file.*[http://archive.org/stream/afghanistanasho00walkgoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''Afghanistan: a Short Account of Afghanistan, its History, and our Dealings with it. In Two Volumes. Second Edition with a Map and Additional Volume, bringing the History of the Afghan WarQuestion down to 1885'' ] by the Duke of Argyll 1879 Philip F Walker (Barrister-At-Law, late 75th Regt) 1885 Archive.org . [https://archive.org/stream/afghanistanasho00walkgoog#page/n172/mode/2up Volume 2, same digital file]. [http://wwwarchive.org/stream/afghanistanasho00walkgoog#page/n166/mode/2up Index to Volume 1], [http://archive.org/stream/easternquestionf01argyuoftafghanistanasho00walkgoog#page/n7n240/mode/2up Index to Volume 2] (numbered separately)* ''Through the Khyber Pass'' by Rev J. Gregson 1883. Full title: ''Through the Khyber Pass to Sherpore Camp, Cabul. An account of Temperance Work among our soldiers in the Cabul Field Force''. Volume 1[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.91465 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India.*[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.43264/page/n5 ''With Lord Roberts Through the Khyber Pass''] by David Ensor 1963 Archive.org. A volume in the ''Adventures in Geography'' series. Probably intended as a book for school students.*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1979-my-god-maiwand-operations-of-the-south-afghanistan-field-force-1878-80-by-maxwell-s-pdf/ ''My God - Maiwand!: Operations of the South Afghanistan Field Force 1878-80''] by Leigh Maxwell 1979. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. If the download does not display, look under Books/Afghanistan.*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1986-the-road-to-kabul-the-second-afghan-war-1878-1881-by-robson-s-pdf/ ''The Road to Kabul : the Second Afghan War 1878-1881''] by Brian Robson 1986. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. If the download does not display, look under Books/Afghanistan. [https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.3596 Archive.org mirror version]. Robson also wrote ''Crisis on the Frontier: the [[3rd Afghan War|Third Afghan War]] and the Campaign in Waziristan 1919-1920'' (2004)*[http://pahar.in/pahar/2002-from-kashmir-to-kabul-the-photographs-of-john-burke-and-william-baker-1860-1900-by-khan-pdf/ ''From Kashmir to Kabul: The photographs of John Burke and William Baker 1860-1900''] by Omar Khan 2002. Download from Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD). Includes chapters and photographs about the [[2nd Afghan War| Second Afghan War]], [[Peshawar]], [[Murree]], [[Kashmir]], [[Lahore]]. =====''London Gazette'' and the ''Gazette of India''=====The ''[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/ London Gazette]'' may be searched online for official correspondence relating to operations in Afghanistan. As examples, the following correspondence been noted for 1880 (there may be other correspondence).*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24801/page/209 Publication date: 16 January 1880] Issue:24801 Page:209*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24838/page/2719 27 April 1880] Issue:24838 Page:2719*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24841/page/2836 4 May 1880] Issue:24841 Page:2836*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24869/page/4197 30 July 1880] Issue:24869 Page:4197*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24892/page/5283 15 October 1880] Issue:24892 Page:5283*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24894/page/5377 22 October 1880] Issue:24894 Page:5377*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24903/page/5799 19 November 1880] Issue:24903 Page:5799*[http://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24909/page/6519 3 December 1880] Issue:24909 Page:6519 contains correspondence relating to events from approximately 28 July 1880 including the siege of Kandahar and the sortie made by the garrison on 16 August 1880.*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24919/page/7003 31 December 1880] Issue:24919 Page:7003 The ''Gazette of India'' also contains some official correspondence relating to operations in Afghanistan which is not mentioned in the London Gazette. See [[Newspapers and journals online# Gazette of India| Newspapers and journals online-Gazette of India]] for some online editions. Also available at the [[British Library]] . As an example, the ''Gazette of India '' for the period September-December 1880 has an entry dated 11 September 1880 concerning Major W Jacob of the 19th Bombay Native Infantry and the march to Chaman 29-30th July 1880. This account is now available at [https://archive.org/stream/easternquestionf02argyuoftin.ernet.dli.2015.24050/2015.24050.The-Gazette-Of-India-1880-September---December#page/n9n148/mode/2up 1up Archive.org], pages 440-442. =====Fiction=====*''The Far Pavilions'' by M.M. Kaye 1978. "...a 1,000 page epic of war and romance set in 19th century India; the book sold in its millions and was adapted for television in 1984..." :[https://archive.org/details/MMKayeTheFarPavilionsBookFi/page/n3 Archive.org version]; Archive.org Lending Library edition in two volumes: [https://archive.org/details/farpavilions01kaye/page/n5 Volume 1], [https://archive.org/details/farpavilionsvolu02kaye/page/n5 Volume 2]:[https://web.archive.org/web/20180618130112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1453069/M-M-Kaye.html Obituary: ''The Telegraph''] 31 January 2004, archived.*[https://archive.org/details/roadtokandahar0000wilc/mode/2up ''The Road to Kandahar''] by John Wilcox 2005. Extra wording on cover ''A Simon Fonthill Novel''. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.*[https://archive.org/details/redrunshelmand0000merc ''Red runs the Helmand''] by Patrick Mercer 2011. [https://archive.org/details/redrunshelmand0000merc_u1r6/mode/2up 2nd file] 2012 edition. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Afghan War, 2nd]]
[[Category:2nd Afghan War| 2nd Afghan War]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Afghan War, 2nd]]
