With the Cavalry to Afghanistan: The Experiences of a Trooper of H. M. 4th Light Dragoons During the First Afghan War

by William Taylor

Book Overview

Up the Indus to Ghuznee and Kabul

William Taylor, the author of this book, was a trooper in H.M 4th Light Dragoons in India as the campaign began to place Shah Shuja on the throne of Afghanistan. The Afghan people rejected the choice of the Imperial interlopers and preferred their own choice, Dost Mohammed. So the stage was set for the First Afghan War and one of Britain's most catastrophic military disasters. Taylor takes on the campaign of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846775671
• ISBN13: 9781846775673
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 124 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"