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The '''1st Afghan War''' 1839-42.
 
==Actions==
See [[:Category:1st Afghan War]]
 
== 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>
 
''39,150 men total to enter Afghanistan'' <br>
         
*10,800 men Sikh Army of Observation at Peshawar <br>
 
'''54,150 men Grand Total'''<br>
 
==See also==
*[[:Category:Battles|FIBIS Battle Index]]
 
== Recommended Reading ==
''"First Afghan War"'' by H Durrand 1879 ISBN 818650530X
 
== 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''
 
'''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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The 1st Afghan War 1839-42.

Actions

See Category:1st Afghan War

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

Google Books: