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== Field Force == | |||
'''1st Division under Maj-Gen Sir Robert Sale GCB''' | |||
*Two guns 3rd Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery | |||
*Six guns No 6 Light Field Battery | |||
*Three guns Mountain Train | |||
*[[3rd The King's Own Hussars|HM 3rd Light Dragoons]] | |||
*One squadron of [[1st Bengal Light Cavalry|1st Light Cavalry]] | |||
*Three resallahs of [[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry|3rd Light Cavalry]] | |||
*[[9th Regiment of Foot|HM 9th Foot]] | |||
*[[13th Regiment of Foot|HM 13th Light Infantry]] | |||
*[[26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|26th Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[35th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|35th Light Infantry]] | |||
*5th Company Sappers | |||
*Broadfoot's Sappers | |||
*Mackeson's Bildars | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 26 April 2010
| Battle of Jugdulluk Crest 1842 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 8 September 1842 | |
| Location: | Jegdalek, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.427737°N 69.760313°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Ghilzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen George Pollock | Mohammed Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Force
1st Division under Maj-Gen Sir Robert Sale GCB
- Two guns 3rd Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery
- Six guns No 6 Light Field Battery
- Three guns Mountain Train
- HM 3rd Light Dragoons
- One squadron of 1st Light Cavalry
- Three resallahs of 3rd Light Cavalry
- HM 9th Foot
- HM 13th Light Infantry
- 26th Native Infantry
- 35th Light Infantry
- 5th Company Sappers
- Broadfoot's Sappers
- Mackeson's Bildars
External Links
Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Google Books - Storming Jugdulluck Pass