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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan  War]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Heritage History - Afghan Wars]<br>[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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ghazni Wikipedia - Battle of Ghazni]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA357&dq=Ghuznee&ei=RkxySKiLIoeusgOG3KyqBg#PPA357,M1 Google Books - Capture of Ghazni]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan  War]<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Heritage History - Afghan Wars]<br>[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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ghazni Wikipedia - Battle of Ghazni]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA357&dq=Ghuznee&ei=RkxySKiLIoeusgOG3KyqBg#PPA357,M1 Google Books - Capture of Ghazni]
<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/ghuznee.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Ghuznee]
<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/ghuznee.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Ghuznee]
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Storming of Ghazni
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 23 July 1839
Location: Ghazni, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 33.549438°N 68.416483°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British & Indians Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Lieut Gen Sir John Keane Dost Mohammed Khan
Strength
9,500 Bengal Army
5,000 Bombay Army
6,000 Shah Shujah's Army
3,500 garrison
Casualties
18 officers, 162 other ranks killed & wounded 500 killed

Sir John Keane's Army

British
4th Hussars now the Queen’s Royal Hussars
16th Lancers now the Queen’s Royal Lancers
2nd Regiment of Foot now the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
13th Regiment of Foot now the Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry
17th Regiment of Foot, Royal Anglian Regiment (disbanded)

Indian
2nd Bengal Light Cavalry
3rd Bengal Light Cavalry
3rd Skinner’s Horse
31st Lancers
34th Poona Horse
3rd Sappers and Miners
Shah Shujah’s Regiment
1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers later the Munster Fusiliers
2nd Bengal Native Infantry
16th Bengal Native Infantry
27th Bengal Native Infantry
31st Bengal Native Infantry
42nd Bengal Native Infantry
43rd Bengal Native Infantry
48th Bengal Native Infantry
19th Bombay Infantry later the 119th Multan Regiment

Indian Sappers and Miners
2nd Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners
3rd Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners
1st Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners

British Order of Battle Wikipedia

External Links

Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Heritage History - Afghan Wars
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Wikipedia - Battle of Ghazni
Google Books - Capture of Ghazni
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Ghuznee