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|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | |partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | ||
|date=12 January 1842 | |date=12 January 1842 | ||
|location= | |location=[[Jugdulluk]], [[Afghanistan]] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.427737,69.760313&z=15&t=h&hl=en 34.427737°N 69.760313°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.427737,69.760313&z=15&t=h&hl=en 34.427737°N 69.760313°E] | ||
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|combatant2=Ghilzai tribesmen | |combatant2=Ghilzai tribesmen | ||
|commander1=Brigadier Thomas Anquetil | |commander1=Brigadier Thomas Anquetil | ||
|commander2=[ | |commander2=[[Mohammad Akbar|Mohammad Akbar Khan]] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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'''For context see main article [[Retreat from Kabul to Gundamak]]''' | '''For context see main article [[Retreat from Kabul to Gundamak]]''' | ||
== Jugdulluk to Gundamak == | == Jugdulluk to Gundamak == | ||
This was the seventh day of the [[Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak]]. General Elphinstone, Brigadier Shelton and Captain Johnson were detained by Akbar Khan despite demands to be escorted back to their troops at Jugdulluk. Capt. Skinner on his way to obtain news was shot in the face and died shortly afterwards. All day the force were subjected to attacks and, with no word from their general, Brig. Anquetil determined to make a night march to Jalalabad. They descended into the Jugdulluk valley and climbed again in a narrow defile until coming near the summit to thorn barriers blocking the way. While delayed struggling to get through this they were attacked from all sides and a massacre worse than Tunghi Tarika took place. Brigadier Anquetil was among 12 officers killed. They pressed on until they reached the Surkab River where several privates and Lieut. Cadet were killed as they crossed. | This was the seventh day of the [[Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak]]. [[William Elphinstone|General Elphinstone]], Brigadier Shelton and Captain Johnson were detained by Akbar Khan despite demands to be escorted back to their troops at Jugdulluk. Capt. Skinner on his way to obtain news was shot in the face and died shortly afterwards. All day the force were subjected to attacks and, with no word from their general, Brig. Anquetil determined to make a night march to Jalalabad. They descended into the Jugdulluk valley and climbed again in a narrow defile until coming near the summit to thorn barriers blocking the way. While delayed struggling to get through this they were attacked from all sides and a massacre worse than Tunghi Tarika took place. Brigadier Anquetil was among 12 officers killed. They pressed on until they reached the Surkab River where several privates and Lieut. Cadet were killed as they crossed. | ||
== Named casualties == | == Named casualties == | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak] BritishBattles.com<br> | |||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak] BritishBattles.com<br> | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/kabulinsurrecti00eyregoog#page/n300/mode/2up ''The Kabul insurrection of 1841-42, ed. by G.B. Malleson 1879'' - Action at Jagdalak] www.archive.org | *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=Brigadier+Shelton&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 History of the War in Afghanistan] Google Books<br> | ||
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uXYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA261&dq=A+journal+of+the+disasters+in+Affghanistan+From+Seh+Baba+the+road+turns+off&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Lady Sale's account] Google Books | |||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/kabulinsurrecti00eyregoog#page/n300/mode/2up ''The Kabul insurrection of 1841-42, ed. by G.B. Malleson 1879'' - Action at Jagdalak] www.archive.org | |||
Latest revision as of 18:25, 28 May 2014
| Retreat from Jugdulluk | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 12 January 1842 | |
| Location: | Jugdulluk, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.427737°N 69.760313°E | |
| Result: | British retreat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Ghilzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brigadier Thomas Anquetil | Mohammad Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 1st Afghan War
For context see main article Retreat from Kabul to Gundamak
Jugdulluk to Gundamak
This was the seventh day of the Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak. General Elphinstone, Brigadier Shelton and Captain Johnson were detained by Akbar Khan despite demands to be escorted back to their troops at Jugdulluk. Capt. Skinner on his way to obtain news was shot in the face and died shortly afterwards. All day the force were subjected to attacks and, with no word from their general, Brig. Anquetil determined to make a night march to Jalalabad. They descended into the Jugdulluk valley and climbed again in a narrow defile until coming near the summit to thorn barriers blocking the way. While delayed struggling to get through this they were attacked from all sides and a massacre worse than Tunghi Tarika took place. Brigadier Anquetil was among 12 officers killed. They pressed on until they reached the Surkab River where several privates and Lieut. Cadet were killed as they crossed.
Named casualties
- Brig. Thomas Anquetil - killed
- Capt. James Skinner, 61st NI - killed at Jugdulluk
- Paymaster Thomas Bourke, 44th Foor - killed at Jugdulluk
- Lieut. Henry Cadett, 44th Foot - killed at Soorab
- Capt. William Dodgin, 44th Foot - killed at Jugdulluk Pass
- QM Robertus Halahan, 44th Foot - killed at Jugdulluk Pass
- Surgeon John Harcourt, 44th Foot - killed at Jugdulluk Pass
- Maj. William Thain, 21st Foot - killed at Jugdulluk Pass
- Lieut Wade, 44th Foot - killed on march to Jugdulluk
- Lieut. Birkingyoung - killed
- Lieut. William Tombs, 5th NI - killed
- Lieut. Horsburgh - killed
- Lieut. Henry Bazett, 5th Light Cavalry - killed at Jugdulluk Pass
- Capt Edward Blair, 5th Light Cavalry - killed at Jugdulluk Pass
- Capt John Bott, 5th Light Cavalry - killed at Jugdulluk Pass
- Capt. James Marshall, 61st NI - killed
- Capt. Thomas Nicholl, Bengal Horse Artillery - - killed at Jugdulluk Pass
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Jagdalak/Jegdalek
Variants: Jagdalek/Jagdalik/Jugdulluk
External Links
- 1st Afghan War Wikipedia
- The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak BritishBattles.com
Historical books on-line
- History of the War in Afghanistan Google Books
- Lady Sale's account Google Books
- The Kabul insurrection of 1841-42, ed. by G.B. Malleson 1879 - Action at Jagdalak www.archive.org