Difference between revisions of "1st Afghan War"

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First Afghan War
1839-42
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location:
Combatants:
East India Company	Afghan tribes
Result:
Medals:
Links:
Category: 1st Afghan War
Invasion of the HEIC Army General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak The Withdrawal from Afghanistan The Army of Retribution March to Kabul

The 1st Afghan War 1839-42.

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
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	Grand total	54,150

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+|category=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War]] |link1=[[:Category:Invasion of the HEIC Army|Invasion of the HEIC Army]]<br>[[:Category:General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad|General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad]]<br>[[:Category:Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak|Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak]]<br>[[:Category:The Withdrawal from Afghanistan|The Withdrawal from Afghanistan]]<br>[[:Category:The Army of Retribution March to Kabul|The Army of Retribution March to Kabul]]}}
 The '''1st Afghan War''' 1839-42.