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|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | |partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | ||
| − | |date= | + | |date=3 November 1840 |
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalat_(Pakistan) Kalat, Baluchistan] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalat_(Pakistan) Kalat, Baluchistan] | ||
|presidency=[[Bombay]] | |presidency=[[Bombay]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.132475,66.639079&z=8&t=h&hl=en 29.132475°N 66.639079°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.132475,66.639079&z=8&t=h&hl=en 29.132475°N 66.639079°E] | ||
| − | |result= | + | |result=Re-occupation of city |
|territory= | |territory= | ||
| − | |combatant1= | + | |combatant1=British and Indians |
| − | |combatant2= | + | |combatant2=Brahui tribesmen |
| − | |commander1= | + | |commander1=General Sr William Nott |
| − | |commander2= | + | |commander2= |
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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| + | == Synopsis == | ||
| + | General Nott returned from [[Kandahar]] and re-occupied [[Kalat]] on 3 November 1840 after the garrison had fled. Nott appointed Colonel Lewis Stacy as political officer at Kalat before returning to Kandahar. | ||
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== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: Kalat<br> | Modern name: Kalat<br> | ||
Variants: Khelat/Kelat/Kelat-e-Kohistan/Kelat-e-Nasseer<br> | Variants: Khelat/Kelat/Kelat-e-Kohistan/Kelat-e-Nasseer<br> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php | + | [http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Afghan Wars] Heritage History<br> |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| − | [http://www. | + | |
| − | + | == Historical books on-line == | |
| + | '' Memoirs and Corresponence of Major-General Sir William Nott Vol I'' by J H Stocqueler Esq 1854 [http://www.archive.org/stream/memoirsandcorre00nottgoog#page/n288/mode/2up Occupation of Khelat] Google Books | ||
Revision as of 16:03, 1 June 2010
| Recovery of Kalat | ||
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| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 3 November 1840 | |
| Location: | Kalat, Baluchistan | |
| Presidency: | Bombay | |
| Co-ordinates: | 29.132475°N 66.639079°E | |
| Result: | Re-occupation of city | |
| Combatants | ||
| British and Indians | Brahui tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Sr William Nott | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Synopsis
General Nott returned from Kandahar and re-occupied Kalat on 3 November 1840 after the garrison had fled. Nott appointed Colonel Lewis Stacy as political officer at Kalat before returning to Kandahar.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Kalat
Variants: Khelat/Kelat/Kelat-e-Kohistan/Kelat-e-Nasseer
External Links
Afghan Wars Heritage History
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Historical books on-line
Memoirs and Corresponence of Major-General Sir William Nott Vol I by J H Stocqueler Esq 1854 Occupation of Khelat Google Books
