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|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]]
|date=3 July 1841
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gereshk Gereshk], Helmand Province, Afghanistan
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.822095,64.54993&z=15&t=h&hl=en 31.822095°N 64.54993°E]
|combatant2=Durrani tribesmen
|commander1=Captain J. Woodburn
|commander2=Aktar Khanr JungKhan
|strength1=
|strength2=6,000
}}
== Synopsis ==
With the encouragement of Yar Mahomed in Herat Aktar Khan threw off his professed allegiance to Shah Shuja and threatened the garrison at Gereshk. Captain Woodburn was sent to deal with the rebellion and defeated 6,000 Durrani tribesmen outside the fortress.
== Field Detachment ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Afghan Wars] Heritage History <br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War] Somerset Record Office <br>
==== Historical books on-line ====
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA153&dq=Memorials+of+Affghanistan:+The+next+proof+on+record+that+the+disaffection&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Memorials of Affghanistan'' - Action before GirishkWoodburn's account] by J H Stocqueler 1863 (Google Books)
