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| + | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
| + | |partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] | ||
| + | |date=8 January 1842 | ||
| + | |location=Khoord Kabul Pass, Afghanistan | ||
| + | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
| + | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.438208,69.440216&z=10&t=h&hl=en 34.438208°N 69.440216°E] | ||
| + | |result=British retreat | ||
| + | |territory= | ||
| + | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
| + | |combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | ||
| + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101025316/ Brigadier John Shelton] | ||
| + | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar_Khan Akbar Khan] | ||
| + | |strength1= | ||
| + | |strength2= | ||
| + | |casualties1= | ||
| + | |casualties2= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=Brigadier+Shelton&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm British Battles - Retreat to Gandamak]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7HiD3uJ6-wsC&pg=PA262&dq=Khoord-Cabul&as_brr=1&ei=21fOR-7VOoTIyATttqWwBQ#PPA262,M1 Google Books - Passage through the Pass] | ||
Revision as of 08:24, 4 October 2008
| Battle of Khoord-Kabul Pass | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 8 January 1842 | |
| Location: | Khoord Kabul Pass, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.438208°N 69.440216°E | |
| Result: | British retreat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brigadier John Shelton | Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
British Battles - Retreat to Gandamak
Google Books - Passage through the Pass
