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[[Category:1st Afghan War|Istalif, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Istalif, Battle of]]
[[Category:The Army of Retribution March to Kabul|Istalif, Battle of]]

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Battle of Istalif
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 29 September 1842
Location: Estalef, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.833330°N 69.133330°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British & Indians Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Maj Gen George Pollock
Maj Gen John McCaskill
Strength
Casualties

Field Force

Artillery

  • Capt Backhouse's Mountain Train
  • Capt Blood's Battery of 9 pounders (Bombay)
  • Two 18 pounders

Cavalry

  • HQ and two squadrons HM Light Dragoons
  • Capt Christie's Corps of Cavalry

Infantry

  • Brig Tulloch's Brigade except 60th N.I.
  • Capt Broadfoot's Sappers and Miners
  • Brig Stacy's Brigade






External Links

Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - Action at Istalif