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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br> | |||
'''For context see main article [[Withdrawal from Afghanistan]]''' | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
As General Nott's army advanced following the occupation of Ghazni, they encountered Shums-ud-deen again with a large force on high ground. The 40th Regiment was sent to disperse the Afghans which they did succesfully. | As General Nott's army advanced following the occupation of Ghazni, they encountered Shums-ud-deen again with a large force on high ground. The 40th Regiment was sent to disperse the Afghans which they did succesfully. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:32, 28 March 2011
| Battle of Benee Budam | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 14 September 1842 | |
| Location: | Beni Badam, Maidanshar, Vardak Province, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.0384297°N 68.837337°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| General Sir William Nott | Shams-ud-Din Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 12,000 men | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 1st Afghan War
For context see main article Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Synopsis
As General Nott's army advanced following the occupation of Ghazni, they encountered Shums-ud-deen again with a large force on high ground. The 40th Regiment was sent to disperse the Afghans which they did succesfully.
External Links
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Sir Willliam Nott Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Historical books on-line
Diary of a march through Sinde and Afghanistan by Rev I N Allen 1843 Reverend Allen's Account Google Books -
Recollections of four years' service in the East with H.M. Fortieth regiment by J Martin Bladen Neill 1845 Captain Neill's Account Google Books