The Chitral campaign : a narrative of events in Chitral, Swat, and Bajour . bruary, the British agent arrivedfrom Gilgit, after a cold and difficult march overthe Shandur Pass. He had with him an escortcommanded by Captain Townshend of the CentralIndian Horse, composed of two hundred and eightymen of the 4th Kashmir Rifles (Imperial ServiceTroops) and thirty-three men of the 14th Sikhs underLieutenant Harley. Unfortunately there were noguns. If there had been, it seems likely from thelight of subsequent events that there would havebeen no siege, for neither the Chitralis nor thePathans seem ab
The Chitral campaign : a narrative of events in Chitral, Swat, and Bajour . bruary, the British agent arrivedfrom Gilgit, after a cold and difficult march overthe Shandur Pass. He had with him an escortcommanded by Captain Townshend of the CentralIndian Horse, composed of two hundred and eightymen of the 4th Kashmir Rifles (Imperial ServiceTroops) and thirty-three men of the 14th Sikhs underLieutenant Harley. Unfortunately there were noguns. If there had been, it seems likely from thelight of subsequent events that there would havebeen no siege, for neither the Chitralis nor thePathans seem able to stand against artillery are not accustomed to it, and it seems todemoralise them altogether. That at least was foundto be the case both at Chaklewat and at Mr. Robertson were also Captain Campbell ofthe Central Indian Horse, the Inspecting Officer ofthe Kashmir Imperial Service Troops, and Surgeon-Captain Whitchurch ; Captain Baird of the 24thPunjab Infantry, the military assistant to the Britishagent, arriving a day or two later. On the lolh. Tllli LOWAKAI IAS INVASION P,Y UMRA KHAN 15 of February, hearing that Umra Khan had takenKila Drosh, Mr. Robertson deemed it advisable tomove into the fort. Up to that time Gurdon and his escort hadoccupied a huQe house known as the PoHtical Ofh-?cers house, which during the siege became the head-quarters of Afzul. The occupation of the fortwas an absolutely necessary precaution, the politicalofficers house being quite unsuitable for defence, butit greatly intensified the bitter feeling against us,Aniir-ul-Mulk declaring that never before had suchan insult been offered to the ladies of the mehtarshousehold, who have their apartments in the fort. Amir-ul-Mulk, finding that he was hated anddespised by the Chitralis, soon after the murderof his brother had written to Umra Khan beggingthat he would come to his assistance ; and early inFebruary that redoubtable chieftain, in spite of theheavy snow and severe
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