Siege of Ghazni

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Siege of Ghazni
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 20 November 1841 - 6 March 1842
Location: Ghazni, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 33.549438°N 68.416483°E
Result: British defeat
Combatants
British & Indians Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Colonel Thomas Palmer, 27th BNI Shumshoodeen Khan
Strength
600 27th Bengal Native Infantry 20,000
Casualties

Synopsis

Colonel Palmer with the 27th Bengal Native Infantry commanded the garrison of Ghazni in the winter of 1841. At the beginning of November there was a general uprising of tribes and Ghazni was besieged by and Afghan force under Shams-ud-Din a nephew of Mohammed Akbar Khan.

External Links

1st Afghan War Wikipedia
1st Afghan War Somerset Record Office
History of the War in Afghanistan Google Books
Siege of Ghazni Google Books
Col Palmer's Despatch Google Books
Lieut Crawford's account Google Books
Verdict at Palmer's Court-Martial Google Books