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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101015207/ [John Keane|Lieut Gen Sir John Keane]]
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|strength1=9,500 Bengal Army<br>5,000 Bombay Army<br>6,000 Shah Shujah's Army
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>
'''For context see main article [[Invasion of the HEIC Army]]'''
== Synopsis ==
The Bengal division of the Army of the Indus under [[John Keane|Sir John Keane]] reached [[Kandahar]] and [[Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk|Shah Shujah]] made an unopposed entry to the city.
== External Links ==
[http://enbooks.wikipediagoogle.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br>[http://wwwco.heritage-history.comuk/www/heritage.phpbooks?Dirid=warswRENAAAAYAAJ&FileNamepg=wars_afghan.php Afghan WarsPA354&dq=Candahar&ei=RkxySKiLIoeusgOG3KyqBg#PPA354,M1 Occupation of Kandahar] Heritage History <br>Google Books==== Historical books on-line ====[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War] Somerset Record Office <br>[http://books.google.co.ukcom/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJWQ8WAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA354PA422&dq=CandaharOn+the+25th+April,+Shah+Soojah-ool-Moolk+re-entered+the+chief+city+of+Western+Afghanistan&eicd=RkxySKiLIoeusgOG3KyqBg1#PPA354v=onepage&q=On%20the%2025th%20April%2C%20Shah%20Soojah-ool-Moolk%20re-entered%20the%20chief%20city%20of%20Western%20Afghanistan&f=false ''History of the war in Afghanistan,M1 Occupation of Volume 1'' - Arrival at Kandahar] by Sir John William Kaye 1851 (Google Books)
[[Category:Battles|Kandahar, Occupation of]]
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Kandahar, Occupation of]]
[[Category:Invasion of the HEIC Army]]
