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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.co.ukorg/stream/memoirofmajorgen00rawlrich#page/94/mode/books?id=dOQ9DDbgEFwC&pg=PA94&dq=A+2up Memoir+of+Major-General+Sir+Henry+Creswicke+Rawlinson+Atta+Mahommed+attempted+to+make+a+stand&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false Memoir of Sir henry Rawlinson] </ref>
== Nott's Force ==
'''Right Column'''<br>
