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|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]]
|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]]
|date=12 & 13 September 1842
|date=12 & 13 September 1842
|location=Huft Kotul, Tezin-e Khas, Afghanistan
|location= Tezin-e Khas, Afghanistan
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.350002,69.549388&z=10&t=h&hl=en 34.350002°N 69.549388°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.355556,69.555833&z=14&t=h&hl=en 34.355556°N 69.555833°E]   
|result=British victory  
|result=British victory  
|territory=
|territory=
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes  
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes  
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101022478/ Maj Gen George Pollock]
|commander1=[[George Pollock|Maj Gen George Pollock]]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar_Khan Mohammed Akbar Khan]  
|commander2=[[Mohammad Akbar|Mohammad Akbar Khan]]  
|strength1=
|strength1=
|strength2=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties1=23 killed<br>130 wounded
|casualties2=
|casualties2=
}}
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>
'''For context see main article [[The Army of Retribution March to Kabul]]'''
== Synopsis ==
Both brigades of Pollock's army re-united at the valley of Tezeen where they were met by Akbar Khan and his forces from [[Kabul]]. The Afghans held the heights around the valley but a series of sorties drove them back and this victory left the way clear for the advance to Kabul.


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan  War]<br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA268&dq=Tezeen+Valley&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA268,M1 Google Books - General Pollock's Despatch describing the action]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan  War] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA268&dq=Tezeen+Valley&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA268,M1 General Pollock's Despatch] Google Books
== Historical books on-line ==
[http://books.google.com/books?id=1m8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA308&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+On+the+13th+the+two+forces+met&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842)'' Battle at Tezeen] by John William Kaye Revised Edition (1858)
 


[[Category:1st Afghan War|Tezin, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Tezin, Battle of]]
[[Category:The Army of Retribution March to Kabul]]
[[Category:The Army of Retribution March to Kabul|Tezin, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 17:33, 28 March 2011

Battle of Tezeen
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 12 & 13 September 1842
Location: Tezin-e Khas, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.355556°N 69.555833°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British & Indians Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Maj Gen George Pollock Mohammad Akbar Khan
Strength
Casualties
23 killed
130 wounded

This was an event during the 1st Afghan War
For context see main article The Army of Retribution March to Kabul

Synopsis

Both brigades of Pollock's army re-united at the valley of Tezeen where they were met by Akbar Khan and his forces from Kabul. The Afghans held the heights around the valley but a series of sorties drove them back and this victory left the way clear for the advance to Kabul.

External Links

1st Afghan War Wikipedia
General Pollock's Despatch Google Books

Historical books on-line

History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842) Battle at Tezeen by John William Kaye Revised Edition (1858)