AFGHANISTAN
AND THE
ANGLO-RUSSIAN DISPUTE
AN ACCOUNT OF RUSSIA'S ADVANCE TOWARD INDIA, BASED UPON THE
REPORTS AND EXPERIENCES OF RUSSIAN, GERMAN, AND BRITISH
OFFICERS AND TRAVELLERS; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF
AFGHANISTAN AND OF THE MILITARY RESOURCES
OF THE POWERS CONCERNED
BY
THEO. F. RODENBOUGH
BVT. BRIGADIER GENERAL, U.S.A.
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WITH THREE MAPS AND OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS
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CONTENTS
I.
THROUGH THE GATES OF ASIA
II.
ON THE THRESHOLD OF INDIA
III.
THE BRITISH FORCES AND ROUTES
IV.
THE RUSSIAN FORCES AND APPROACHES
V.
REVIEW OF THE MILITARY SITUATION
LIST OF AUTHORITIES
INDEX
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
MAPS.
Afghanistan and the Surrounding Territories (Drawn for this Work andCorrected by the Latest Military Surveys--end of vol.) [Note: It was not possible to include this map as the original wastoo fragile to scan.]
The Asiatic Territories Absorbed by Russia During the Past TwoCenturies, with the Dates of the Various Annexations
The Russian Lines of Advance from their Base of Supplies
CUTS.
Abdurrahman Khan, Ameer of Kabul (Frontispiece)
Mahaz Khan (A Tajik), Khan of Pest BolakJehandad (Lohanir), from Ghazni
Wullie Mohammed, a Dahzungi HazaraPozai Khan, a Shinwarri (Musician)
Khan Baz, a Khumbhur Khel AfreediTooro Baz, a Kookie Khel Afreedi
Zool Kuddar, an Adam Khel AfreediMousa, a Kizilbash, Born in Peshawur
The City of Kandahar, Afghanistan
Castle of Zohâk, First March from Bamian, Irâk Road to Kabul
An Afghan Post-Chaise; Going to the Front
Gate of the Bazaar at Kabul
Major-General, Sir F. S. Roberts, V.C., K.C.B.
Khelat-i-Ghilzi, between Kandahar and Ghazni
Elephant with Artillery; on the Road to Ali Musjid
Detail of Elephant Saddle
Noah's Valley, Kunar River
Watch Tower in the Khaiber Pass
Fort of Ali Musjid, from the Heights above Lala Cheena, in theKhaiber Pass
Fort of Dakka, on the Kabul River
The Ishbola Tepé, Khaiber Pass
Entrance to the Bolan Pass, from Dadur
Entrance to the Khojak Pass, from Pishin, on the Road to Kandahar
The Order of March in Central Asia
Gorge in the Tirband-i-Turkestan, through which the Murghab flows
Jelalabad, from Piper's Hill
AFGHANISTAN AND THE ANGLO-RUSSIAN DISPUTE
I.
THROUGH THE GATES OF ASIA.
In universal history there is no more interesting subject for theconsideration of the political student than the record of Russianprogress through Central Asia.
In one sense this advance is a practical reestablishment orextension of the influence of the Aryan race in countries longdominated by peoples of Turki or Mongolian origin; in anothersense it has resulted in a transition from the barbarism or rudeforms of Asiatic life to the enlightenment and higher moraldev