Notes
Chapter 81 An Afghan source (Sirdar M. A K Effendi) gives Ayub Khan’s numbers as high as 25,000, which may be an exaggeration.
Chapter 101 The final stand of eleven men, two lieutenants and nine privates of the 66th Foot and Bombay sepoys excited the admiration of the Afghans. The defenders charged out of the compound, faced their enemy and died fighting. Even the ghazis were scared to approach, so the Afghans shot the British down. Ayub Khan’s men were so impressed by the bravery of the British soldiers that they built a monument in their honour.
2 Bobbie was the dog of Lance sergeant Peter Kelly. Bobbie (or Bobby) survived the action at Maiwand and returned home to Britain. Queen Victoria later presented him with the Afghanistan Medal. Bobby was not the only animal honoures, for
