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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br> | |||
'''For context see main article [[General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad]]''' | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
On 11 November General Sale's brigade left Gundamak and marched to Futtehabad with little opposition. However after pitching camp news came that the Shah's cavalry at Gundamak had joined the enemy. The Shah's Khyber Battalion however remained loyal and came up to join the brigade. | On 11 November General Sale's brigade left Gundamak and marched to Futtehabad with little opposition. However after pitching camp news came that the Shah's cavalry at Gundamak had joined the enemy. The Shah's Khyber Battalion however remained loyal and came up to join the brigade. | ||