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*Two guns of Capt Abbott's Battery under Lieut Dawes
*Two guns of Capt Abbott's Battery under Lieut Dawes


 
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Botkhak/Bot Khak<br>
Variants:Boothak/Bootkhak/Bhoodkhak
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan  War]<br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8-ctrtTOvTkC&pg=PA65&dq=Bootkhak Action at Bootkhak] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UFZEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA9&dq=Monteath+1841&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=hc0rSoOaCoTyzQTTy_WnBw#PPA9,M1 Action at Bootkhak] Google Books
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan  War]<br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=8-ctrtTOvTkC&pg=PA65&dq=Bootkhak Action at Bootkhak] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UFZEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA9&dq=Monteath+1841&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=hc0rSoOaCoTyzQTTy_WnBw#PPA9,M1 Action at Bootkhak] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.com/books?id=Dkadq4gk_jUC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=Khoord+Pass&source=bl&ots=Dnl7E0KnHV&sig=3HJgN7hmB8__8640lyuWEJGxJ7A&hl=en&ei=NF_kSrT1CoK64QbX8dz8AQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Khoord%20Pass&f=false Lady Florentia Sale's Journal] Google Books<br>


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[[Category:General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad|Boothak]]
[[Category:General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad|Boothak]]

Revision as of 15:49, 25 October 2009

Action from Boothak to Khoord-Kabul
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 10 October 1841
Location: Botkhak, Kabul, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.499263°N 69.352971°E
Result: British checked
Combatants
British & Indians Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Col. Monteath CB
Strength
Casualties
35 Sepoys killed

Field Force

  • 35th Bengal Native Infantry under Col Monteath
  • 100 Shah Shuja's Sappers under Capt G Broadfoot
  • One squadron 5th Cavalry under Capt Oldfield
  • Two guns of Capt Abbott's Battery under Lieut Dawes

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Botkhak/Bot Khak
Variants:Boothak/Bootkhak/Bhoodkhak

External Links

Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Action at Bootkhak Google Books
Action at Bootkhak Google Books
Lady Florentia Sale's Journal Google Books