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would have it, just at this time they got
reinforcements from Kabul and the Sulaiman
Khel tribes and immediately assumed the
offensive. Gardez was soon in danger and the
inhabitants began to vacate, flying for shelter
to the far off villages. Sardar Shah Wali Khan
held out till the end. He sent a touching
letter to the Marshal telling him that he would
soon be obliged to bid good-bye to the Gardez
Fort. He was already surrounded by foes on
all sides, but even so he did not leave the
fort till its residents who had so faithfully
stood by him were carried to safety.
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