shikapore

Updated: May 17, 2025

Sir Frederick Roberts, who had been suffering from fever for some days, was able to leave his dhooly and mount his horse in time to meet General Primrose and his officers to the east of Deh Khoja. The troops halted and breakfasted outside the Shikapore gate, while General Roberts entered the city and paid a visit to the Wali Shere Ali Khan.

Archibald Forbes - The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80

Marching from Shikapore, the army advanced for fifty miles through the dark defiles of the Bolan Pass, lofty mountains covered with snow towering above their heads.

William Henry Giles Kingston - Our Soldiers: Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign