8 "

Sheep, ten days' supply for British troops and four issues for Native
troops, with 20 per cent. spare. Nearly 5,000 sheep were purchased
on the march. N.B.--There are no horned cattle in
Afghanistan, except those used for the plough or transport.

In addition to the above, a small reserve of lime-juice, pea-soup, and
tinned meat was taken; these proved most useful, and might have been
increased with advantage had carriage been available.

I gave strict orders that the reserve of bread-stuff, flour, and sheep
was never to be used without my sanction, and that wherever
possible food for the day's consumption was to be purchased. We had
occasionally to trench upon the reserve, but we nearly made it up at
other places, and we arrived at Kandahar with three days' supplies in
hand.]

[Footnote 9: The followers consisted of:

Doolie-bearers 2,192
Transport and other departments 4,698
Private servants, and _saices_ of Native Cavalry regiments 1,244
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Total 8,134]

[Footnote 10: DETAIL OF FORCE.

1ST INFANTRY BRIGADE.

_British_. _Native_.
92nd Highlanders 651 --
23rd Pioneers 701
24th Punjab Native Infantry -- 575
2nd Gurkhas -- 501
--- -----
Total 651 1,777

2ND INFANTRY BRIGADE.

_British_. _Native_.
72nd Highlanders 787 --
2nd Sikh Infantry -- 612
3rd Sikh Infantry -- 570
5th Gurkhas -- 561
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Total 787 1,743

3RD INFANTRY BRIGADE.

| | _British_. | _Native_. |
|60th Rifles, 2nd Battalion | 616 | -- |
|15th Sikhs | -- | 650 |
|25th Punjab Native Infantry | -- | 629 |
|4th Gurkhas | -- | 637 |
| | ___