Forty-One Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief Author: Roberts, Lord Keywords: Robert Napier, Lord Lytton, Afghans, Kandahar, British Rule. Issue Date: 1897 Publisher: London, Richard Bentley and Son Description: Forty-one years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief by Field Marshall Lord Roberts of Kandahar is a two-volume series. This work is the second volume and talks about the Umbeyla Expedition; a voyage around the Cape; Sir Robert Napier; the Lushais; Lord Lytton; a trip in the Himalayas etc.