Biography of general george younghusband
Biography of general george younghusband
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The Relief of Chitral
19th-century book on military history
The Relief of Chitral is a book on the Siege of Chitral written by two brothers namely Major General Sir George John Younghusband and Lieutenant Col.
Sir Francis Edward Younghusband and published by Macmillan Publishers in 1895.[1][2][3][4]
Record of the book
Both the authors were acting as correspondents for The Times in 1895 when the Chitral Expedition was dispatched.
The record of the book is based on The Gazette of India, The Blue Book on Chitral affairs presented to the Houses of Parliament in England and correspondence by the authors with The Times.[5][6][7]
Description of the work
The book is divided into nine chapters starting with the causes of the civil war in Chitral and ending with an overview of the situation following the success of the relief forces.[8]
The book narrates in detail how the death of Chitrals age