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[[Category:Battles|Khyber Pass, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Khyber Pass, Battle of]] | ||
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|date=5 April 1842 | |date=5 April 1842 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Khyber Pass, Afghanistan] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Khyber Pass, Afghanistan] | ||
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== External Links == | == 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://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA204&dq=Khyber&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA204,M1 Google Books - Gen Pollock's Despatch] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]<br>[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://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA204&dq=Khyber&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA204,M1 Google Books - Gen Pollock's Despatch] |
| + | [[Category:1st Afghan War|Khyber Pass, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 12:27, 1 December 2008
| Forcing the Khyber Pass | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 5 April 1842 | |
| Location: | Khyber Pass, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.102179°N 71.121968°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen George Pollock | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Google Books - Gen Pollock's Despatch
