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Battle of Killu-l-Shah
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 12 January 1842
Location: Killa-chuk, Near Kandahar, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 31.605985°N 65.712265°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British & Indians Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Maj Gen Sir William Nott Atta Mahomed Khan
Prince Suttur Jung
Strength
3,500 5,000-8,000
Casualties

Also described as Battle of Killa-chuk and Battle of Urghundaub

Nott's Force

Right Column
Colonel MacLaren

Left Column

  • HM 38th Infantry
    One wing 42nd Bengal Native Infantry
  • 5th Shah's Infantry
  • Two troops Anderson's (Shah's) Horse Artillery Six 6-pounders
  • Blood's Battery (Bombay Artillery) 9 Four pounders
  • Leeson's Horse
  • Haldane's Horse

External Links

1st Afghan War Wikipedia
History of the War in Afghanistan Google Books
Battle of Killa-chuk Google Books
Memoir of Maj-Gen Rawlinson Google Books
Captain Neill's Account Google Books
Maj Gen Sir William Nott Oxford Dictionary of National Biography