These extracts from the personal journal of Sir James Outram (1803–63), which he kept while serving with the 23rd Regiment in the British Army of the Indus, describe the British campaigns in Sindh and Afghanistan in 1838–9. In the preface to the book, originally published in 1840, the author explains that his 'rough notes' are not attempting a narrative of the military operations but have been printed 'for the perusal of valued friends'. The work begins in Sindh, where the author joins the campaign that aims to restore Shah Shuja to the throne of Kabul, the ultimately disastrous First Anglo-Afghan War. It is dedicated to Sir William Macnaghten, who was later killed during negotiations with an Afghan chief. Outram himself later clashed with the Napier family over Sir William Napier's account of the Conquest of Scinde, and both books are also reissued in this series.

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Product details
- Date Published: May 2012
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108046541
- length: 286 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 16 mm
- weight: 0.37kg
- contains: 2 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Prefatory notice
1. Sinde
2. Sinde - Tatta
3. The Ameers of Sinde
4. Sinde - The Indus - Hyderabad
5. Sinde. The submission of the Ameers
6. Sehwan - The Arrul River
7. Shah Shooja ool Moolk - Upper Sinde
8. Upper Sinde - Cutch Gundava
9. Cutch Gundava - Dadur
10. The Bolan Pass
11. Affghanistan - Candahar
12. Candahar
13. March from Candahar to Ghizni
14. The storm of Ghizni
15. The pursuit of Dost Mahommed Khan
16. The pursuit continued
17. The escape of Dost Mahommed Khan
18. Operations against the Ghiljees
19. Operations against the Ghiljees continued
20. Advance upon Khelat
21. Capture of Khelat
22. Journey from Khelat to Sonmeanee
23. Journey continued
24. Arrival at Sonmeanee
25. Conclusion. Letter from the Envoy and Minister at Cabul
Appendix.
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