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'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [‎433] (463/481)

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J
Jaoobftbad, rifle practice-ground
at, 214; experiments on rifles
at, 21(5; shell practice at, with
B-gauge rifles, 223 *, reports of
rifle practice at, in 1854-55,
238; condition when first visit
ed, 325.
Jacob, Captain (General), on the
deterioration of the Bombay
army, 114, 192; on the sili-
daree system of the Sind Horse,
12.9; on arms, 138, 201, 206,
211, 250; on baggage andani-
mals^ 172; reports on his rifle
and rifle balls, 244, 248; his
expeditions north of Kutchee,
2/2, 274, 282, 303; settlement
by, of the Doombkees and Jek-
ranees, at Janadeyra, 294 ;
appointed to command the fron
tier, 296; measures adopted,
297 ; order by, relative to the
Mohurrum, 418.
Jalk, or Julluck, on the Khelat
frontier, 358.
Janadeyra, settlement of robber
tribes at, 294, 328.
Janee, Belooch robber chief, 281;
his surrender, 291.
Jan Mahomed Kyheeree, at the
fight of the Zemanee, 317, 320.
Jekranees, of Kutchee, 267, 362;
their towns, 268, 271 ; settle
ment of, at Janadeyra, 294,
297, 325, 328; surprise after
a plundering excursion, 299 ;
disarmed and set to work, 299,
325.
Jummal Khan, Doombkee chief,
294.
Jutts, tribe of, 271.
K
Kahun, the chief town of the
Murree tribe, 268 ; expedition
to, 282, 288.
Kakur tribe, of the Bolan Pass,
362.
Kandahar, designs of Russia on,
346, 360.
Karoon, valley of the, and Rus
sian policy, 371 ; should be an
nexed by the British, 373, 376.
Karrack, island of, the best place
in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. for troops,
377,378; water at, 377, 378;
the best position for the British
Resident in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ,
381.
Kars, effects of its fall on Persia
and India, 345.
Kateychee-ke-Ghuree, difficulties
of the country around, 289.
Khangur, state of the country
around, in 1847>297, 325, 327.
Khelat, the Khan of, and his feu
datories, 269, 305; manifesto
of Sir C. Napier on his invasion
of the Khan's territories, 305 ;
relations with the British, 348 ;
resources, 357.
Khoords, the tribe of, ready to
serve the British, 372.
Khyber Pass, the, in its relation
to the security of India, 349.
Khyree Ghuree, canal at, 75 ; pro
tection of the frontier from, 329.
Kirman, in Persia, 370.
Koonree, in Upper Sind, fight
near, 317.
Kosah tribe, the, marauding pro
pensities of, 294.
Kotree, as a site for a railway
terminus, 42.
Kumber, guarding the frontier to,
329.
Kundranee, attack on, by Boog-
tees, 319.
Kurrachee, requirements of, as a
port, 38; railway to the Indus
from, 41.
Kusmore, frontier arrangements
at, 328, 329.
Kutchee, memoir of the first cam
paign in the hills north of, 267 ;
insecurity of the route to Aff-
ghanistan, 261; positions of
the tribes of Kutchee, 268;
the Doombkecu and Jekranees,
268; heads of the tribes, 268 ;

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The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. of Sind.

Collected and Edited by Captain Lewis Pelly, author of 'Our North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. '.

Publication details: Bombay, Smith, Taylor and Co. 1858.

Physical description: 8º.

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1 volume (446 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.

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