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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] | |||
|date=5 April 1842 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Khyber Pass, Afghanistan] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.102179,71.121968&z=9&t=h&hl=en 34.102179°N 71.121968°E] | |||
|result=British victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |||
|combatant2=Various tribesmen | |||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101022478/ Maj Gen George Pollock] | |||
|commander2= | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=Brigadier+Shelton&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA204&dq=Khyber&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA204,M1 Google Books - Gen Pollock's Despatch] | |||
Revision as of 15:09, 4 October 2008
| Forcing the Khyber Pass | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 5 April 1842 | |
| Location: | Khyber Pass, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.102179°N 71.121968°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen George Pollock | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Google Books - Gen Pollock's Despatch