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| − | + | The '''1st Afghan War''' 1839-42. | |
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| + | ==Actions== | ||
| + | See [[:Category:1st Afghan War]] | ||
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| + | == Troop Strength == | ||
| + | * 9,500 men Army of the Indus (Bengal) under Maj-Gen Sir Willoughby Cotton<br> | ||
| + | * 4,250 men Reserve Division at Ferozpore under Maj-Gen Duncan<br> | ||
| + | * 6,000 men Shah Shooja ul Mulk’s Contingent<br> | ||
| + | * 5,600 men Bombay Force under HE Lt-Gen Sir John Keane<br> | ||
| + | * 3,000 men Bombay Reserve (Sind Force)<br> | ||
| + | ''28,350 men total to act in Sind & Afghanistan''<br> | ||
| + | * 4,800 men The Shahzada’s Force<br> | ||
| + | * 6,000 men Sikh Contingent<br> | ||
| + | ''10,800 men total to move from Peshawar to Kabul''<br> | ||
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| + | ''39,150 men total to enter Afghanistan'' <br> | ||
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| + | *10,800 men Sikh Army of Observation at Peshawar <br> | ||
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| + | '''54,150 men Grand Total'''<br> | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[:Category:Battles|FIBIS Battle Index]] | ||
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| + | == Recommended Reading == | ||
| + | ''"First Afghan War"'' by H Durrand 1879 ISBN 818650530X | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Anglo-Afghan War] ''Wikipedia'' | ||
| + | *[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War 1839-42] ''Somerset Record Office'' | ||
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| + | '''Google Books:''' | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cpdJAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+the+War+in+Afghanistan&as_brr=3&ei=lmaiSaWhOZjEM4nn4fAH#PPR1,M1 History of the War in Afghanistan Vol I (1800-1841) by John William Kaye 1851] | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=KdQWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+the+war+in+afghanistan+by+john+william+kaye&as_brr=1#PPP7,M1 History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842) by John William Kaye Revised Edition 1858] | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FdUWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Army+of+the+Indus&as_brr=3&ei=GNiqSZLGI4u0NJ_fpIwJ#PPR25,M1 Details of the Army of the Indus] | ||
| + | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FdUWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPA423,M1 Table of Routes of Army of the Indus 1838-39] | ||
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| + | [[Category:1st Afghan War| ]] | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 4 June 2009
The 1st Afghan War 1839-42.
Actions
Troop Strength
- 9,500 men Army of the Indus (Bengal) under Maj-Gen Sir Willoughby Cotton
- 4,250 men Reserve Division at Ferozpore under Maj-Gen Duncan
- 6,000 men Shah Shooja ul Mulk’s Contingent
- 5,600 men Bombay Force under HE Lt-Gen Sir John Keane
- 3,000 men Bombay Reserve (Sind Force)
28,350 men total to act in Sind & Afghanistan
- 4,800 men The Shahzada’s Force
- 6,000 men Sikh Contingent
10,800 men total to move from Peshawar to Kabul
39,150 men total to enter Afghanistan
- 10,800 men Sikh Army of Observation at Peshawar
54,150 men Grand Total
See also
Recommended Reading
"First Afghan War" by H Durrand 1879 ISBN 818650530X
External Links
- 1st Anglo-Afghan War Wikipedia
- 1st Afghan War 1839-42 Somerset Record Office
Google Books:
