The first thing Jack noticed about Major-General James Maurice Primrose was his fashionable side-whiskers and neat hair. The second thing was his clear eyes and gentle face that did not sit well with his position as commander of Kandahar, a city in the south of Afghanistan and surrounded by some of the most intractable Pashtun tribes.
Are you the right man to command the garrison, General Primrose?
Are you the right man to command the garrison, General Primrose?Britain’s war in Afghanistan had started in 1878, two years previously, when perceived Russian interference in the country alarmed some British politicians. Jack and the 113th Foot had been part of General Roberts’ force that had won a series of battles and occupied Kabul. Now, as Britain prepared to install a friendly Amir to rul
