Difference between revisions of "Storming of Ghazni"
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'''Indian'''<br> | '''Indian'''<br> | ||
| − | 2nd Bengal Light Cavalry<br> | + | [[2nd Bengal Light Cavalry]]<br> |
| − | 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry<br> | + | [[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry]]<br> |
| − | 3rd Skinner’s Horse<br> | + | 3rd [[Skinner’s Horse]]<br> |
31st Lancers<br> | 31st Lancers<br> | ||
| − | 34th Poona Horse<br> | + | 34th [[Poona Horse]]<br> |
3rd Sappers and Miners<br> | 3rd Sappers and Miners<br> | ||
Shah Shujah’s Regiment<br> | Shah Shujah’s Regiment<br> | ||
| − | 1st Bengal | + | [[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers]] later the Munster Fusiliers<br> |
| + | [[2nd Bengal Native Infantry]]<br> | ||
16th Bengal Native Infantry<br> | 16th Bengal Native Infantry<br> | ||
| − | + | 27th Bengal Native Infantry<br> | |
31st Bengal Native Infantry<br> | 31st Bengal Native Infantry<br> | ||
42nd Bengal Native Infantry<br> | 42nd Bengal Native Infantry<br> | ||
43rd Bengal Native Infantry<br> | 43rd Bengal Native Infantry<br> | ||
| − | + | 48th Bengal Native Infantry<br> | |
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19th Bombay Infantry later the 119th Multan Regiment<br> | 19th Bombay Infantry later the 119th Multan Regiment<br> | ||
| − | '' | + | '''Indian Sappers and Miners'''<br> |
| + | 2nd Company, [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]<br> | ||
| + | 3rd Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners<br> | ||
| + | 1st Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners<br> | ||
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| + | ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ghazni#British_Order_of_Battle British Order of Battle] Wikipedia'' | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Heritage History - Afghan Wars]<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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ghazni Wikipedia - Battle of Ghazni]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA357&dq=Ghuznee&ei=RkxySKiLIoeusgOG3KyqBg#PPA357,M1 Google Books - Capture of Ghazni] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Heritage History - Afghan Wars]<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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ghazni Wikipedia - Battle of Ghazni]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA357&dq=Ghuznee&ei=RkxySKiLIoeusgOG3KyqBg#PPA357,M1 Google Books - Capture of Ghazni] | ||
<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/ghuznee.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Ghuznee] | <br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/ghuznee.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Ghuznee] | ||
[[Category:1st Afghan War 1839-42|Ghazni 1839, Battle of]] | [[Category:1st Afghan War 1839-42|Ghazni 1839, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 12:50, 12 March 2009
| Storming of Ghazni | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 23 July 1839 | |
| Location: | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.549438°N 68.416483°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Gen Sir John Keane | Dost Mohammed Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 9,500 Bengal Army 5,000 Bombay Army 6,000 Shah Shujah's Army |
3,500 garrison | |
| Casualties | ||
| 18 officers, 162 other ranks killed & wounded | 500 killed | |
Sir John Keane's Army
British
4th Hussars now the Queen’s Royal Hussars
16th Lancers now the Queen’s Royal Lancers
2nd Regiment of Foot now the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
13th Regiment of Foot now the Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry
17th Regiment of Foot, Royal Anglian Regiment (disbanded)
Indian
2nd Bengal Light Cavalry
3rd Bengal Light Cavalry
3rd Skinner’s Horse
31st Lancers
34th Poona Horse
3rd Sappers and Miners
Shah Shujah’s Regiment
1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers later the Munster Fusiliers
2nd Bengal Native Infantry
16th Bengal Native Infantry
27th Bengal Native Infantry
31st Bengal Native Infantry
42nd Bengal Native Infantry
43rd Bengal Native Infantry
48th Bengal Native Infantry
19th Bombay Infantry later the 119th Multan Regiment
Indian Sappers and Miners
2nd Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners
3rd Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners
1st Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners
British Order of Battle Wikipedia
External Links
Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Heritage History - Afghan Wars
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Wikipedia - Battle of Ghazni
Google Books - Capture of Ghazni
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Ghuznee
