CHAPTER 7: Tales Of War.
As soon as it became evident that the Afridis were up, and that there would be stern fighting, the conversation in the mess room naturally turned on past expeditions against the wild tribesmen.
Two or three of the officers had exchanged into the regiment, when their own went home.

Having been two or three years on the frontier, they had many tales of hill fighting to tell; and these were eagerly listened to by all the younger officers, as they felt certain that they too would, ere long, be taking part in such struggles.
"A fine instance of defence," one of the junior captains said, "was that of Thobal in 1891.

As you all know, I am a ranker, and I received my commission for that business.

I was with a mere handful of men, thirty Ghoorkhas and fifty rifles of the 12th Burmah Infantry.

We were commanded by Lieutenant Grant.