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== Troop Strength == | == Troop Strength == | ||
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| − | + | |1st | |
| − | + | |Army of the Indus (Bengal) under Maj-Gen Sir Willoughby Cotton | |
| − | + | |align="right"|9,500 | |
| − | + | |- | |
| − | + | |2nd | |
| − | + | |Reserve Division at Ferozpore under Maj-Gen Duncan | |
| − | + | |align="right"|4,250 | |
| − | + | |- | |
| + | |3rd | ||
| + | |Shah Shooja ul Mulk’s Contingent | ||
| + | |align="right"|6,000 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |4th | ||
| + | |Bombay Force under HE Lt-Gen Sir John Keane | ||
| + | |align="right"|5,600 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |5th | ||
| + | |Bombay Reserve (Sind Force) | ||
| + | |align="right"|3,000 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |align="right"|_______ | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |To act in Sind & Afghanistan | ||
| + | |align="right"|28,350 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |6th | ||
| + | |The Shahzada’s Force | ||
| + | |align="right"|4,800 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |7th | ||
| + | |Sikh Contingent | ||
| + | |align="right"|6,000 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |To move from Peshawar to Kabul | ||
| + | |align="right"|10,800 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |align="right"|_______ | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |'''Total''' | ||
| + | |align="right"|'''39,150''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |8th | ||
| + | |Sikh Army of Observation at Peshawar | ||
| + | |align="right"|10,800 | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |align="right"|_______ | ||
| + | |- | ||
| − | '' | + | | |
| − | + | |'''Grand total''' | |
| − | + | |align="right"|'''54,150''' | |
| − | + | |} | |
| − | '''54,150 | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 16:16, 18 July 2009
The 1st Afghan War 1839-42.
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Troop Strength
| 1st | Army of the Indus (Bengal) under Maj-Gen Sir Willoughby Cotton | 9,500 |
| 2nd | Reserve Division at Ferozpore under Maj-Gen Duncan | 4,250 |
| 3rd | Shah Shooja ul Mulk’s Contingent | 6,000 |
| 4th | Bombay Force under HE Lt-Gen Sir John Keane | 5,600 |
| 5th | Bombay Reserve (Sind Force) | 3,000 |
| _______ | ||
| To act in Sind & Afghanistan | 28,350 | |
| 6th | The Shahzada’s Force | 4,800 |
| 7th | Sikh Contingent | 6,000 |
| To move from Peshawar to Kabul | 10,800 | |
| _______ | ||
| Total | 39,150 | |
| 8th | Sikh Army of Observation at Peshawar | 10,800 |
| _______ | ||
| Grand total | 54,150 |
See also
Recommended Reading
"First Afghan War" by H Durrand 1879 ISBN 818650530X
External Links
- 1st Anglo-Afghan War Wikipedia
- 1st Afghan War 1839-42 Somerset Record Office
Google Books:
