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[[Category:The Withdrawal from Afghanistan]]
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|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nott [William Nott|Maj Gen -General Sir William Nott]]
|commander2=Atta Mahomed Khan<br>Prince Sufder Jung
|strength1=3,500
|casualties2=
}}
'''Also described as Battle of Killa-chuk and Battle of Urghundab'''<br>'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>'''For context see main article [[General Nott at Kandahar]]'''
== Synopsis ==
Prince Sufder Jung, son of [[Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk |Shah Shuja]], defected from [[Kandahar]] and joined the rebelling tribes under Atta Mahomed Khan. When they approached Kandahar General Nott sent out a force to oppose them. At the village of Killa-Chuk the Afghans were comprehensively defeated.
'''''"Atta Mahomed attempted to make a stand; but our troops moved forward - carried the village by storm - and slaughtered every man, woman, and child, within its walls."''''' <ref>[httphttps://booksarchive.google.comorg/stream/books?id=1m8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA138&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+Atta+Mahomed+attempted&cd=1memoirofmajorgen00rawlrich#v=onepage&q&f=false History page/94/mode/2up Memoir of the Afghan War Vol IIISir Henry Rawlinson] </ref>
== Nott's Force ==
'''Right Column'''<br>
''Colonel MacLaren''
*[[40th Regiment of Foot|HM 40th Infantry]]<br>*[[2nd Regiment of FootBengal Native Infantry|HM 2nd Bengal Native Infantry]]<br>*[[16th Regiment of FootBengal Native Infantry|HM 16th Bengal Native Infantry]]<br>
'''Left Column'''
*[[38th Regiment of FootBengal Native Infantry|HM 38th Bengal Native Infantry]]
*One wing [[42nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|42nd Bengal Native Infantry]]
*5th Shah's Infantry
[[Category:Battles|Killu-l-Shah, Battle of]]
[[Category:General Nott at Kandahar|Killu-l-Shah, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Killu-l-Shah, Battle of]]
