Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort

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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: 34.043972°N 71.250433°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

Wade's Expeditionary Force

380 Company troops
4,000 Shahzadeh Timur's Afghan levies
6,000 Nao Nahal Singh's Sikh troops

External Links

Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Heritage History - Afghan Wars
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - Seizure of Ali Masjid Fort
ODNB - Sir Claude Martine Wade