Deeds of superhuman daring
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'[1849, after the Battle of
Gujrat] The sensation
produced in that city [Kabul] by the total destruction of the Sikh
army was very great. The Affghan fugitives, after the manner of
orientals, gave the most absurd exaggerations as to the prowess of the
British soldiers, especially of the officers, many of both being
described as fiends, who proved their infernal nature by deeds of
superhuman daring and strength.
An alliance with “Shatan” was of course a mode of accounting for
defeat which saved the honour of the fugitives, and satisfied the
denizens of Cabul, as well as the wild clans en route thither, that a
retreat was wisdom. The government of Cabul became uneasy for the
consequences, and Dost Mohammed Khan took measures to placate the
British government, whose policy was not to pursue the war into
Affghanistan.'
(From The History of England, Vol. III, Ch. LXI, by Edward Henry
Nolan, Edward Farr.)
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Authors: ag