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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>
'''For context see main article [[General Nott at Kandahar]]'''
== Synopsis ==
Captain Woodburn and 130 men were travelling from [[Kandahar]] to [[Kabul]] when, after passing [[Ghazni]], they were attacked by "swarms" of tribesmen. They took refuge in a small fort at Syadabad but were betrayed and massacred. Only two sepoys lived to carry the tale to Ghazni.
== External Links ==
[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.com/books?id=1m8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA123&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+A+detachment+of+130+men+under+Captain+Woodburn&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842)'' - Battle at Syedabad] by John William Kaye Revised Edition (1858)<br>
