The Wild Pass of Siri-Kajoor

Tinted lithograph from bound volume of 26 tinted lithographs, Sketches in Afghanistan, 1838-1842. By Louis and Charles Haghe after James Atkinson, published by Henry Graves and Company and J W Allen and Company, 1 Jul 1842. As they travelled along the narrow passes between the high ridges of Baluchistan, the British and Indian troops of the Army of the Indus were vulnerable to ambush by the Baluchis, who hid in dens in the ravines. Skirmishes and sniping attacks were common events

1838 1842 Afghan Afghanistan Ambush Atkinson Attacks Baluchistan Dens Haghe Indus Lithographs Passes Ravines Ridges Sketches Skirmishes Sniping Tinted Topography Travelled Vulnerable

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