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An army of British and Indian troops set out from the Punjab in December 1838. They reached Quetta in March and took Kandahar without a battle in April. Ghazni was taken in July and Kabul reached in August.
== Summary ==
The Bombay Force of British and Indian troops under Sir John Keane left by sea at the end of November and disembarked at the mouth of the Indus at the end of November 1838.<br>
The Bengal Army of British and Indian troops under Sir Willoughby Cotton set out from [[Ferozpore]] in the Punjab in December 1838. It reached [[Quetta]] at the end of March 1839 where Sir John Keane from the Bombay Force took command. At the end of April the army reached [[Kandahar]] which was taken without a battle.<br>
The Bombay Army reached [[Quetta]] on 20 April and joined the Bengal Army at [[Kandahar]] on 14 May.<br>
The combined force took [[Ghazni]] in July. In August [[Kabul]] was reached and Shah Shuja put on the throne.


== Sir John Keane's Army ==
== Itinerary ==
'''Bombay Force'''<br>
1839
*21 November Left Bombay
*27 November Indus
*24 December Left Hujamry
*24 December Julalkote
*25 December Sumarakote
*26 December Kurreempore
*27 December Thatta<br>
1839
*23 January Left Thatta
*24 January Sadan
*25 January Jerruck
*3 February Left Jerruck
*4 February Kotri
*10 February Left Kotri
*Sun
*15 February Aumry
*16 February Lukky
*17 February Sehwan
*4 March Latkhanu
*12 March Left Larkhanu
*23 March  Gundava
*31 March Gajin
*1 April Soony
*5 April Dadur
*Bolan pass
*20 April Quetta
*21 April Kooslak
*Pishin
*1 May Juktapole
*14 May Kandahar
 
'''Bengal Army'''<br>
1838
*10 December Left Ferozpore
1839<br>
*27 January Reached Indus
*10 February Left Rohri
*16-20 February Shikarpur
*23 February Left Shikarpur
*24 February Janeedera
*14 March Dadur
*16 March Bolan Pass
*Sir-I-Aub
*26 March Quetta
*6 April Keane joins army
*Kooslak
*Kojak Pass
*30 April Kandahar
 
== Sir John Keane's Combined Army ==
'''British'''<br>
'''British'''<br>
*[[4th Hussars]] now the Queen’s Royal Hussars
*[[4th Hussars]] now the Queen’s Royal Hussars

Revision as of 12:05, 7 June 2009

Summary

The Bombay Force of British and Indian troops under Sir John Keane left by sea at the end of November and disembarked at the mouth of the Indus at the end of November 1838.
The Bengal Army of British and Indian troops under Sir Willoughby Cotton set out from Ferozpore in the Punjab in December 1838. It reached Quetta at the end of March 1839 where Sir John Keane from the Bombay Force took command. At the end of April the army reached Kandahar which was taken without a battle.
The Bombay Army reached Quetta on 20 April and joined the Bengal Army at Kandahar on 14 May.
The combined force took Ghazni in July. In August Kabul was reached and Shah Shuja put on the throne.

Itinerary

Bombay Force
1839

  • 21 November Left Bombay
  • 27 November Indus
  • 24 December Left Hujamry
  • 24 December Julalkote
  • 25 December Sumarakote
  • 26 December Kurreempore
  • 27 December Thatta

1839

  • 23 January Left Thatta
  • 24 January Sadan
  • 25 January Jerruck
  • 3 February Left Jerruck
  • 4 February Kotri
  • 10 February Left Kotri
  • Sun
  • 15 February Aumry
  • 16 February Lukky
  • 17 February Sehwan
  • 4 March Latkhanu
  • 12 March Left Larkhanu
  • 23 March Gundava
  • 31 March Gajin
  • 1 April Soony
  • 5 April Dadur
  • Bolan pass
  • 20 April Quetta
  • 21 April Kooslak
  • Pishin
  • 1 May Juktapole
  • 14 May Kandahar

Bengal Army
1838

  • 10 December Left Ferozpore

1839

  • 27 January Reached Indus
  • 10 February Left Rohri
  • 16-20 February Shikarpur
  • 23 February Left Shikarpur
  • 24 February Janeedera
  • 14 March Dadur
  • 16 March Bolan Pass
  • Sir-I-Aub
  • 26 March Quetta
  • 6 April Keane joins army
  • Kooslak
  • Kojak Pass
  • 30 April Kandahar

Sir John Keane's Combined Army

British

Indian

Indian Sappers and Miners

External Links

Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Heritage History - Afghan Wars
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan

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