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Notwithstanding this, the British officers in India place no reliance on the Ameer's protestations, and still believe that he is directing the operations of the troops on the frontier.
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The Russian General Staff have also estimated the Ameer's force, exclusive of the irregulars, at 66,400 men with 30 guns.
Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Theo. F. Rodenbough
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The Afghans offered but slight resistance at the Shutargardan Pass further on, and from that point the invaders looked down on valleys that conducted them easily to the Ameer's capital [313].
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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On the next day the British force entered the city itself in triumph, and Roberts put the Ameer's Ministers under arrest.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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Possibly the strength and cheeriness of Lord Mayo's personality would have helped to assuage the Ameer's wounded feelings; but that genial
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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Mission by seeking to seize an Afghan town, Murghab; but the Ameer's troops beat them off [349].
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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Flying back to Herat, he found it in the hands of the Ameer's supporters, and was fain to seek refuge in Persia.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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The Ameer's irritation increased at the close of the year when the
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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The first pledge (says the Duke of Argyll) was that of non-interference in his (the Ameer's) affairs.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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Ameer's emissaries among the tribesmen was of little avail after the valley of the Logar was left behind.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) John Holland Rose 1898
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