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|location=[[Ali Masjid]], Khyber Pass, NWF | |location=[[Ali Masjid]], Khyber Pass, NWF | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| − | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34. | + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.028338,71.262046&z=15&t=h&hl=en 34.028338°N 71.262046°E] |
|result=British occupation | |result=British occupation | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
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|combatant2=Afghan army | |combatant2=Afghan army | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Martin_Wade Lt-Col Claude Wade]<br>Shahzadeh Muhammad Timur | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Martin_Wade Lt-Col Claude Wade]<br>Shahzadeh Muhammad Timur | ||
| − | |commander2=[ | + | |commander2=[[Mohammad Akbar|Mohammad Akbar Khan]] |
|strength1=11,000 | |strength1=11,000 | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| + | [[Image:Ali Musjid Fort.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Ali Musjid Fort]] | ||
'''This was the only action during [[Wade's Expedition to Kabul]]''' | '''This was the only action during [[Wade's Expedition to Kabul]]''' | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br> |
| + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cpdJAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+the+War+in+Afghanistan&as_brr=3&ei=lmaiSaWhOZjEM4nn4fAH#PPA468,M1 Seizure of Ali Masjid Fort] Google Books<br> | ||
| + | [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ali_Masjid_fort_-_franek2.jpg View of fort] Wikimedia Commons.<br> | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Ali Masjid Fort, Occupation of]] | [[Category:Battles|Ali Masjid Fort, Occupation of]] | ||
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Ali Masjid Fort, Occupation of]] | [[Category:1st Afghan War|Ali Masjid Fort, Occupation of]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:20, 13 March 2021
| Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 27 July 1839 | |
| Location: | Ali Masjid, Khyber Pass, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.028338°N 71.262046°E | |
| Result: | British occupation | |
| Combatants | ||
| British, Afghan levies & Sikhs | Afghan army | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt-Col Claude Wade Shahzadeh Muhammad Timur |
Mohammad Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 11,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was the only action during Wade's Expedition to Kabul
Wade's Expeditionary Force
- 380 Company troops
- 4,000 Shahzadeh Timur's Afghan levies
- 6,000 Nao Nahal Singh's Sikh troops
External Links
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Seizure of Ali Masjid Fort Google Books
View of fort Wikimedia Commons.
