The item comprises enclosures to a despatch, Number 112 of 1839, dated 5 October 1839, from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee related to steam navigation of the River Indus, affairs in Sinde [Sindh] and Afghanistan, and the Anglo-Afghan war.
The item comprises enclosures to a despatch, Number 121 of 1839, dated 20 November 1839, from the Government of Bombay Secret Department to the East India Company Secret Committee on the subject of providing the Court of Directors with authentic intelligence regarding the operations in India and...
The papers mainly relate to the British invasion of Afghanistan. They notably cover: Matters relating to the European and native soldiers of the British Army Operations of Dost Mohamed Khan’s army [Barakza’i, Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan], its retreat from Kabool [Kabul, also writte...