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{{War|name=1st Afghan War |dates=1839-42 |image=|location=[[Afghanistan]] |combatant1=[[East India Company]] |combatant2=Afghan tribes|result= <br>Disastrous defeat of first invasion<br>Qualified success of second invasion|medal=<br>[http://www.britishmedals.info/ghuznee_medal.html Ghuznee 1839]<br>[http://www.britishmedals.info/jellalabad_medal.html Jellalabad 1841-42]<br>[http://www.britishmedals.info/defence_of_kelat_i_ghilzie_medal.html Defence of Kelat-I-Ghilzie 1842]<br>[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom106.htm Candahar]<br>[http://www.medals.org.uk/united-kingdom/united-kingdom106.htm Cabul and Ghuznee 1842-43]
|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:Kabul Uprising|Kabul Uprising]]<br>[[:Category:Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak|Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak]]<br>[[:Category:The Withdrawal from AfghanistanArmy of Retribution March to Kabul|The Withdrawal from AfghanistanArmy of Retribution March to Kabul]]<br>[[:Category:The Army of Retribution March to KabulWithdrawal from Afghanistan|The Army of Retribution March to KabulWithdrawal from Afghanistan]]}}
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{{Battlemap|war=Withdrawal from Afghanistan|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=p&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.00046beb6e217867696a0&z=7}}
The '''1st Afghan War''' 1839-42.
==Summary==
In the face of continued expansion of the Russian Empire, Britain sought to secure the northwestern borders of British India by establishing [[Afghanistan]] as an ally and buffer. Under the pretext of restoring the former ruler [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuja_Shah Shah Shuja] to the throne the British assembled an invading army. 21,000 troops under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keane_(British_soldier) Sir John Keane] entered Afghanistan via [[Quetta]] occupying [[Kandahar]] and [[Kabul]]. This led to the disastrous retreat to Gandamak and a second invasion by the Army of Retribution under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pollock Maj-Gen George Pollock]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nott General William Nott] advanced from Kandahar meeting Pollock and recapturing Kabul. After releasing British prisoners and destroying Kabul bazaar the British returned to India.
