A Scientific Frontier Or the Danger of a Russian Invasion of India
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It was deemed unwise to attack them, as they would probably have retired up the hill-sides. Be- sides, the baggage train of the column was above six miles in length, and to have detached a brigade to make an attack upon the enemy would have left the baggage open to molestation. "With the British force were several thousand Hazaras, who, as is usually the case with native allies, were rather a source of anxiety than any real aid. They marched in wild irregularity on the flanks of the column, and... every deserted village was plun- dered by them without compunction. Thus they appropriated large quantities of supplies which would have been welcome to our army, and it was, at times, annoying to find that they had cleared a vil- lage of grain before our men could arrive. " Sir D. Stewart encamped two long marches south of Ghazni on the 18th of April, the enemy being a few miles away. • . . The main body of the Afghans remained on the hills to take advantage of any suc- cess the Ghazis might gain.
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