Our thanks to William Trousdale, who permitted FIBIS to create this searchable database of the A-Z name index found in his book, The British in Afghanistan, vol I.
Below is a list of the most frequently used abbreviations and acronyms.
Surname
Forbes
First Names
Archibald
Rank
Mr
Regiment / Department
Special Correspondent Daily News (London)
Bibliography / Text abbrevs
pub The Afghan Wars 1839 to 42 and 1878 to 80 / The Gordon Creeds in Afghanistan
Original Text from book
Forbes, Mr. Archibald, Special Correspondent for the Daily News (London) present during 1st phase; pub. The Afghan Wars, 1839-42 and 1878-80, London: Seeley & Co., 1892; several significant refs. in Gordon Creed, The Gordon Creeds in Afghanistan (Ed.)
Systematic Compilation of Officers, Other Ranks, Civil Officials, and Other Individuals Present in Afghanistan during The Second Afghan War. Annotated with references to military service, diaries, memoirs, biographies and photographs.
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