Lot 116 , Brooke, Henry Francis (1836-1880) - Private Journal of Henry Francis Brooke, late Brigadier-General Commanding 2nd Infantry Brigade Kandahar Field Force Southern Afghanistan, 8vo. Black morocco gilt lined, with photo por

° Brooke, Henry Francis (1836-1880) - Private Journal of Henry Francis Brooke, late Brigadier-General Commanding 2nd Infantry Brigade Kandahar Field Force Southern Afghanistan, 8vo. Black morocco gilt lined, with photo portrait, title with ink presentation inscription - ‘’ Mrs. Law, yours sincerely Annie Brooke, Ashbrooke, [Enniskillen], August 9th 1882, printed by William Curwen, Dublin, 1881
Note:
The British attempted to silence the enemy batteries during the start of the Siege of Kandahar, on 16th August 1880. Brigadier-General Brooke, commanded the operation, but was among those killed that day. The journal states, ‘’I oppose our forward policy in Afghanistan. They [the Afghans] are a very war-like people and prefer tyranny and misgovernment from their own kind to, order after the English fashion’’

£300-500

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