Excerpt from The Campaign in Tirah, 1897-1898: An Account of the Expedition Against the Orakzais and Afridis Under General Sir William Lockhart, Based (by Permission) On Letters Contributed to 'the Times'

I Believe this narrative of the Tirah Expedition gives an accurate account of the operations, and I hope it will also be found a readable account. Its interest will certainly be enhanced by the reliable maps and plans which accompany it, and by the excellent illustrations, for which I am indebted to my friends Colonel More- Molyneux, Assistant Quartermaster-General for Intelligence, Lieutenant-colonel C. Pulley, commanding the 3rd Gurkha Rifles, and others. These officers served with distinction in the expedition, and their pictures portray scenes in which they were themselves actors.

It has not been part of my plan to make any reference to the frontier policy of the Government of India. It is a policy of which it may be said, "Quot homines, tot sententioe.

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