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[[Category:Battles|Kalat, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Kalat, Battle of]]
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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War]]
|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]]
|date=13 November 1839  
|date=13 November 1839  
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalat_(Pakistan) Kalat, Baluchistan]
|location= [[Kalat]], Baluchistan]
|presidency=[[Bombay]]  
|presidency=[[Bombay]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=35.965199,70.585002&z=11&t=h&hl=en 35.965199°N 70.585002°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.132475,66.639079&z=8&t=h&hl=en 29.132475°N 66.639079°E]   
|result=British victory  
|result=British victory  
|territory=
|territory=
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|combatant2=Baluchis  
|combatant2=Baluchis  
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029611/ Maj Gen Sir Thomas Willshire]
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101029611/ Maj Gen Sir Thomas Willshire]
|commander2=Mehrab Khan  
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehrab_Khan Mir Mehrab Khan]
|strength1=1,000
|strength1=1,261
|strength2=
|strength2= 2,000
|casualties1=37 killed<br>107 wounded
|casualties1=31 killed<br>107 wounded
|casualties2=400 killed<br>2,000 prisoners
|casualties2=
}}
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>
'''For context see main article [[Affairs in Beloochistan]]'''
== Synopsis ==
Mehrab, the Khan of Kalat, had instigated numerous raids on the Army of the Indus on its way to Kandahar. Major-General Willshire was returning from Kabul via Quetta and was ordered by [[John Keane|Sir John Keane]]  to capture Kalat. He drove the defenders from nearby hills and stormed the fortress.  Mehrab Khan was killed and Shah Newaz Khan installed in his place.
== Attacking Forces  ==
*Staff (14 officers) Brig Baumgardt commanding
*[[2nd Regiment of Foot]] (344 officers and men under Major Carruthers)
*[[17th Regiment of Foot]] (398 officers and men under Lt-Col Croker)
*[[31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|31st Bengal Native Infantry]] (396 officers and men under Major Western)
*Detachment 3rd Troop [[Bombay Horse Artillery]] (40 officers and men, 2 guns under Brig Stevenson)
*Shah's Artillery (4 guns)
*Bombay Engineers (under Captain Peat)
*2 Ressallas of Bengal Local Horse (in charge of baggage)
== Named casualties ==
==== British ====
'''Killed'''<br>
*Lieut P Gravatt, HM 2nd Regiment
'''Wounded'''<br>
*Capt W M Lyster, HM 2nd Regiment, severely
*Capt T Sealey, HM 2nd Regiment, severely
*Lieut T W E Holdsworth, HM 2nd Regiment, slightly
*Lieut D J Dickinson, HM 2nd Regiment, slightly
*Adj J E Simmons, HM 2nd Regiment, severely
*Capt L C Bonschier, HM 17th Regiment, severely
*Capt Lawrin, 31st bengal Native Infantry, slightly
*Ensign Hopper, 31st bengal Native Infantry, severely
==== Baluchi ====
'''Killed'''<br>
*Mir Mehrab Khan, Khan of Kalat
*Mir Wali Mahomed, Muengal Sirdar of Wudd
*Abdul Karim, Ruhsani Sirdar
*Dan Karim, Shuhwani Sirdar
*Mahomed Ruza, Nephew of [[Mughal_Empire#Wazir|Wazir]] Mahomed Hussein
*Khysur Khan, Ahsehiee Sirdar
*Dewan Bechah Mul, Financial Minister
*Noor Mahomed, Shahgassee Sirdar
*Tajoo Mahomed, Shahgassee Sirdar
'''Captive'''<br>
*Mahomed Hussain, Wasir
*Mullah Rahim Dad, Ex-Naib of Shawl
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Kalat<br>
Variants: Khelat/Kelat/Kelat-e-Kohistan/Kelat-e-Nasseer<br>


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Heritage History - Afghan Wars]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan  War]<br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA51&dq=Mohmands+1852&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=0qrHSPCuG5TEzAT898GhCw&sig=ACfU3U3lHFlm_unKKUBIBU2hL6YCg4uyug#PPA42,M1 Google Books - Kalat Campaign]<br>[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india15_1.html Queen's Royal Surrey Regt - Capture of Khelat]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kFABAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12&dq=Khelat+1839&lr=&ei=1iN7Sb6RLYXAMrfO-agF#PPA12,M1 Google Books - Capture of Khelat]
*[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Afghan Wars] Heritage History<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan  War] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india15_1.html Queen's Royal Surrey Regt - Capture of Khelat] www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk<br>
 
==== Historical books on-line ====
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=kFABAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA12&dq=Khelat+1839&lr=&ei=1iN7Sb6RLYXAMrfO-agF#PPA12,M1 Capture of Khelat] Google Books<br>
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cpdJAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+the+War+in+Afghanistan&as_brr=3&ei=lmaiSaWhOZjEM4nn4fAH#PPA489,M1 Fall of Khelat] Google Books<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=41 Baluchistan Map] Digital South Asia Library
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA51&dq=Mohmands+1852&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=0qrHSPCuG5TEzAT898GhCw&sig=ACfU3U3lHFlm_unKKUBIBU2hL6YCg4uyug#PPA42,M1 Kalat Campaign] Google Books<br>
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UWVEAAAAIAAJ&pg=Pa291&dq=The%20many%20outrages%20and%20murders%20committed&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Narrative of the campaign of the Indus in Sind and Kaubool in 1838-9, Volume 2'' - Khelat] By Richard Hartley 1840 (Google Books)


== Forces involved ==
[[Category:Battles|Kalat, Capture of]]
31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment<br>17th Foot<br>31st Bengal Native Infantry<br>[[Bombay Horse Artillery]]<br>Shah's Troops
[[Category:Affairs in Beloochistan|Kalat, Capture of
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Kalat, Capture of]]

Latest revision as of 18:20, 28 May 2014

Capture of Kalat 1839
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 13 November 1839
Location: Kalat, Baluchistan]
Presidency: Bombay
Co-ordinates: 29.132475°N 66.639079°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British & Indians Baluchis
Commanders
Maj Gen Sir Thomas Willshire Mir Mehrab Khan
Strength
1,261 2,000
Casualties
31 killed
107 wounded

This was an event during the 1st Afghan War
For context see main article Affairs in Beloochistan

Synopsis

Mehrab, the Khan of Kalat, had instigated numerous raids on the Army of the Indus on its way to Kandahar. Major-General Willshire was returning from Kabul via Quetta and was ordered by Sir John Keane to capture Kalat. He drove the defenders from nearby hills and stormed the fortress. Mehrab Khan was killed and Shah Newaz Khan installed in his place.

Attacking Forces

  • Staff (14 officers) Brig Baumgardt commanding
  • 2nd Regiment of Foot (344 officers and men under Major Carruthers)
  • 17th Regiment of Foot (398 officers and men under Lt-Col Croker)
  • 31st Bengal Native Infantry (396 officers and men under Major Western)
  • Detachment 3rd Troop Bombay Horse Artillery (40 officers and men, 2 guns under Brig Stevenson)
  • Shah's Artillery (4 guns)
  • Bombay Engineers (under Captain Peat)
  • 2 Ressallas of Bengal Local Horse (in charge of baggage)

Named casualties

British

Killed

  • Lieut P Gravatt, HM 2nd Regiment

Wounded

  • Capt W M Lyster, HM 2nd Regiment, severely
  • Capt T Sealey, HM 2nd Regiment, severely
  • Lieut T W E Holdsworth, HM 2nd Regiment, slightly
  • Lieut D J Dickinson, HM 2nd Regiment, slightly
  • Adj J E Simmons, HM 2nd Regiment, severely
  • Capt L C Bonschier, HM 17th Regiment, severely
  • Capt Lawrin, 31st bengal Native Infantry, slightly
  • Ensign Hopper, 31st bengal Native Infantry, severely

Baluchi

Killed

  • Mir Mehrab Khan, Khan of Kalat
  • Mir Wali Mahomed, Muengal Sirdar of Wudd
  • Abdul Karim, Ruhsani Sirdar
  • Dan Karim, Shuhwani Sirdar
  • Mahomed Ruza, Nephew of Wazir Mahomed Hussein
  • Khysur Khan, Ahsehiee Sirdar
  • Dewan Bechah Mul, Financial Minister
  • Noor Mahomed, Shahgassee Sirdar
  • Tajoo Mahomed, Shahgassee Sirdar

Captive

  • Mahomed Hussain, Wasir
  • Mullah Rahim Dad, Ex-Naib of Shawl

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Kalat
Variants: Khelat/Kelat/Kelat-e-Kohistan/Kelat-e-Nasseer

External Links

Historical books on-line

[[Category:Affairs in Beloochistan|Kalat, Capture of

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