Project Gutenberg 2014-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 101 Younghusband, G. J. (George John) 1859 1944 Younghusband, George John, Sir Younghusband, Francis Edward, Sir 1863 1942 Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, Frank E. The Relief of Chitral Produced by Moti Ben-Ari and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Relief of Chitral" by G. J. Younghusband and Sir Francis Edward Younghusband is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This book details the Chitral campaign, focusing on the events that led to the British relief of the fort besieged by local forces in the region of Chitral, North-West India. It provides insight into the political intrigues and military strategies of the time, offering a lens into British colonial efforts in maintaining authority in the face of rising threats from local leaders. The opening of the text sets the stage for the crisis in March 1895, detailing the complexities of the political landscape in Chitral following the death of its ruler, Aman-ul-Mulk. It narrates the rapidly shifting allegiances among his sons and the resulting turmoil that ensues, leading to the siege of the British resident and his troops. As power struggles unfold, the narrative introduces the key players involved, highlighting their ambitions and the backdrop of conflicts with external forces, particularly the aggressive posture of Chief Umra Khan. This portion establishes not only the immediate causes of the war but also the stakes involved for the British, who are compelled to act swiftly to protect their interests and restore order in the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en India -- History -- Chitral Campaign, 1895 DS Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 322539 322597 2024-09-20T04:00:46.118308 2023-09-20T14:04:54.232568 text/html text/html 320128 2014-12-09T15:01:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2541159 2014-12-09T15:02:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2607738 2024-09-20T04:00:51.444263 application/epub+zip 2609413 2024-09-20T04:00:47.048285 application/epub+zip 148215 2024-09-20T04:00:46.562318 application/epub+zip 2900803 2024-09-20T04:00:55.395235 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2867183 2024-09-20T04:00:50.843296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207262 2022-09-21T15:32:20.700233 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283547 283358 2024-09-20T04:00:45.356314 2023-09-20T14:04:53.712561 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 283655 2014-12-09T15:01:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 102150 2014-12-09T15:02:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18965 2024-09-20T04:00:55.887214 application/rdf+xml 10644 2024-09-20T04:00:46.630294 image/jpeg 1861 2024-09-20T04:00:46.596336 image/jpeg 2550607 2024-09-20T04:00:46.213349 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia