Descent At Cabul And Retreat Chronicle Of Fateful Days
The article recounts the fatal retreat from Cabul with vivid detail of camp chaos. It describes panic among officers, camp followers, and refugees, heroic acts by Lt. Mein and others, and the harrowing crossing of a snowbound pass. It also notes the loss of children and women in the caravan, near-starvation conditions, and the brutal winter march toward Jelalabad with cold, thirst, and limited shelter.
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Mohammed Akbar
Lawrence
Thaine
Daxiger
Thos
Aly
Akbar Khan
Sale
Start
Sturt
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H.M
Robert Sale
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Mein
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Sowar
Ellow
Trevor
Pauls
Mohommed Akbar Khan
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