Project Gutenberg 2014-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 71 Brooke, Henry Francis 1836 1880 Brooke, Annie, Mrs. Private Journal of Henry Francis Brooke Late Brigadier-General Commanding 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kandahar Field Force, Southern Afghanistan, from April 22nd to August 16th, 1880 Produced by Brian Coe, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Private Journal of Henry Francis Brooke" by Henry Francis Brooke is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This journal details the experiences of Henry Francis Brooke, a Brigadier-General, during his military service commanding the 2nd Infantry Brigade at Kandahar, Southern Afghanistan, amidst the tumult of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The journal's narrative likely captures the challenges of military life in hostile territories and reflects on the personal sacrifices made for duty and country. At the start of the journal, the author describes the context of his deployment to Afghanistan, beginning with his preparations for the journey. He details the logistical challenges he faces, such as acquiring horses and managing supplies, as well as the interactions with fellow officers. Brooke's narrative illustrates the initial excitement for adventure, the camaraderie among soldiers, and the harsh realities encountered on the march to Kandahar, setting the stage for the conflicts and significant events that will follow. The tone is reflective and practical, capturing both the external landscape and internal thoughts of a soldier amid the unfolding historical drama. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46095/46095-h/images/cover.jpg en Afghan Wars Brooke, Henry Francis, 1836-1880 DS Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 383123 383132 2024-09-19T09:49:05.843779 2023-09-20T06:07:22.946920 text/html text/html 384418 2014-06-25T15:28:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 285816 2014-06-25T15:28:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 291311 2024-09-19T09:49:12.008748 application/epub+zip 296118 2024-09-19T09:49:06.917741 application/epub+zip 207112 2024-09-19T09:49:06.382765 application/epub+zip 408445 2024-09-19T09:49:15.706695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388858 2024-09-19T09:49:11.239755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301030 2022-09-21T04:08:29.225250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339010 2024-09-19T09:49:05.207762 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 339121 2014-06-25T15:28:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 125955 2014-06-25T15:28:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 339110 2014-06-25T15:28:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 125867 2014-06-25T15:28:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 339119 2014-06-25T15:28:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 125840 2014-06-25T15:28:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22030 2024-09-19T09:49:15.844696 application/rdf+xml 17347 2024-09-19T09:49:06.457746 image/jpeg 2630 2024-09-19T09:49:06.420749 image/jpeg 289556 2024-09-19T09:49:05.886781 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog