We"re not too late.
We"re not too late."That"s our caravan." Jack stopped a few paces within the village.
"Yes, sahib," Sawan said. "There are thirty camels, each with two panniers. If each pannier holds twenty rifles, that"s forty for each camel, twelve hundred in total."
The Akhund must have made these craftsmen work flat out. Twelve hundred Enfield copies!
The Akhund must have made these craftsmen work flat out. Twelve hundred Enfield copies!Jack had a mental image of twelve hundred Ghazis armed with modern rifles. Added to their huge preponderance of numbers and their martial skill, that made them an incredibly formidable enemy. If Chamberlain were defeated, the blow to British prestige would be as immense as the Kabul disaster of 1841, weakening the British position in India. "We
