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== Tungee Tareekee Pass==January 10Akbar Khan proposed that the remaining troops lay down their arms and put themselves under his protection.--At break of day all was again confusion, every onehurrying As this meant leaving the camp followers to the fronttheir fate, and dreading above all things to be left in therearGen Elphinstone refused. The Europeans were the only efficient men left, the Hindostaneeshaving suffered so severely from desperate march resumed for another 5 miles until they reached the frost in their hands Huft Kotal and feet, thatfew could hold a musket, much less pull descent through a triggernarrow defile. The enemy hadoccupied Brigadier Shelton commanded the rocks above the gorge, and thence poured a destructive rearguard under heavy fireupon the column as it slowly advancedwhich took many more lives. Fresh numbers fell The Tezin valley was reached at everyvolley. The sepoys, unable to use their arms, cast them away, and, withthe followers, fled for their lives4 pm.
"The Affghans now rushed down upon their helpless andunresisting victims sword in hand, and a general massacre tookplace. The last small remnant All hope of the native infantry regimentswere here scattered and destroyed; assistance from Akbar Khan was given up and the public treasure,with all the remaining baggage, fell into the hands of theenemyGeneral determined to make an overnight dash for Jugdulluk some 24 miles away. Meanwhile, the advance, after pushing through Starting at 7 pm they made the Tungeewith great loss, had reached Kubbur-i-Jubbar, about five 7 milesa-head, to Seh Baba without more serious opposition. Here they halted to enable therear to joinFrom then on, butthrough Barik-ab, from the few stragglers who from time totime came up, the astounding truth heavy fire was brought to light, thatof all who had that morning marched from Khoord-Cabul encountered until they reached Kattar Sang at 8 am. They werestill 10 miles short of Jugdulluk.almost the sole survivors, nearly the whole of the main andrear columns having been cut off and destroyed== Named casualties ==*Maj. About 50Swayne - killedhorse*Capt. Miles -artillerymen, with one twelvekilled*Lieut. Deas -pounder howitzer, 70 fileskilledH*Lieut.MAlexander - killed*Lieut.'s 44th, and 150 cavalry troopers, now composed the wholeWarren - killedCabul force; but, notwithstanding the slaughter and dispersion*Lieut Tombs - woundedthat had taken place, the camp*Capt Hopkins -followers still formed arm broken by amusket ballconsiderable body*Maj."<br>[http://wwwEwart, commanding 54th Native Infantry - both arms broken by bullets*Lieut.ihaystackMorrieson, adjutant 54th BNI - wounded*Lieut.com/authors/v/various/00013062_blackwoods_edinburgh_magazine_no_cccxxviii_february_/00013062_english_ascii_p013Weaver, 54th BNI - slightly wounded*Lieut.htm Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine 1843]Melville - seriously wounded and sent over to Akbar Khan
[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War] Somerset Record Office<br>
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>
'''For context see main article [[Retreat from Kabul to Gundamak]]'''
==Tunghi Tarika to Kattar Sang==
This was the fifth day of the [[Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak]]. The advance guard consisting of 100 men of HM 44th Regiment and 50 troopers of the 5th Cavalry proceeded a couple of miles to Tunghi Tarika, a narrow gorge between two hills. The Afghans on the heights opened fire on the main column and dead and dying choked the gorge. The sepoys threw away their weapons and fled along with the camp followers. A massacre followed which destroyed the remnants of the Native Infantry regiments. The public treasure and the remains of the baggage were lost. The advance guard reached Kabar-i-Jabar five miles ahead and waited but the greater part of the main and rear columns had been cut off and destroyed. Now only 50 Horse Artillerymen with a 12-pounder, 75 files of HM 44th Regiment and 150 cavalry troopers were left with the remnant of the camp followers.
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== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br>
[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://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm Retreat to Gandamak] British Battles<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uXYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA253&dq=A+journal+of+the+disasters+in+Affghanistan+No+sooner+was+it+light+than&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Lady Sale's account] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7HiD3uJ6-wsC&pg=PA263&dq=Tungee&as_brr=1&ei=21fOR-7VOoTIyATttqWwBQ#PPA263,M1 Action in the Tungee Tareekee Pass] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ViEYAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA279&dq=Tunghee%20Turreeke+1842&as_brr=3&ei=zw16SaWRBJGoM86ywbcE#PRA1-PA280,M1 Casualties in the Tungee Turreekee Pass] Google Books<br>
