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THE AFGHAN WAR
OF
1879-80,
BEING A COMPLETE NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTURE OF CABUL,THE SIEGE OF SHERPUR, THE BATTLE OF AHMED KHEL,THE BRILLIANT MARCH TO CANDAHAR, AND THE DEFEATOF AYUB KHAN, WITH THE OPERATIONS ON THE HELMUND,AND THE SETTLEMENT WITH ABDUR RAHMAN KHAN.