GLEIG, George Robert.

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Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan, with an Account of the Seizure and Defence of Jellalabad. First edition of Gleig's important account of the key part played by "Fighting Bob" Sale's brigade during the First Afghan War, particularly his successful defence of Jalalabad, a rare triumph during that disastrous campaign. Gleig drew on the manuscript journals of officers of the 13th Foot (Somerset Light Infantry), following a chance encounter "at the sea-bathing quarter of Walmer" (p. v).Gleig (1796-1888), chaplain to the armed forces, had served in the Peninsular War and the War of 1812, and was a prolific writer of non-fiction and fiction alike.

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