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|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | |partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]] | ||
|date= | |date=13 November 1841-14 April 1842 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalalabad Jalalabad, Afghanistan] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalalabad Jalalabad, Afghanistan] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henry_Sale Maj-Gen Sir Robert Sale] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Henry_Sale Maj-Gen Sir Robert Sale] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar_Khan Mohammed Akbar Khan] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar_Khan Mohammed Akbar Khan] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=1,500 | ||
|strength2= | |strength2=5,000 | ||
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Having left [[Kabul]] on 9 October 1841 Sale's brigade fought its way east until it reached [[Jalalabad]] on 12 November. The town walls were in a bad state of repair and there was debate as to whether such a long perimeter could be defended or whether it would be better to retreat into the citadel. In the event it was decided to repair the walls and this began directed by [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/53/mode/1up Captain George Broadfoot] of the Sappers under constant attack from the surrounding Afghans. | |||
On 16 November [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/122/mode/1up Col Monteath] of 35th Bengal Infantry led a sortie of 1,100 men which drove the enemy away from the walls. [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/260/mode/2up/search/MacGregor George MacGregor] as Commissariat Officer sent out foraging parties and built up a month's supplies. | |||
By the end of the month Afghan attacks were getting bolder and a second sortie was made on 1st December under [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/117/mode/1up William Dennie] which was equally successful. | |||
== British & Indian Regiments == | == British & Indian Regiments == | ||
[[13th Regiment of Foot]]<br> | [[13th Regiment of Foot]]<br> | ||
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Artillery<br> | Artillery<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War] Somerset Record Office<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA201&dq=Jellalabad&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPA201,M1 Siege of Jellalabad] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/siege-jellalabad.htm Siege of Jellalabad] BritishBattles.com<br> | |||
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA201&dq=Jellalabad&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPA201,M1 Siege of Jellalabad] Google Books<br> | |||
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101024533/ Maj Gen Sir Robert Sale] ODNB<br> | |||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | |||
[http://books.google.com/books?id=POFGAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false''Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan: with an Account of the Seizure and Defence of Jellalabad''] by George Robert Gleig 1846 (Google Books) | |||
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Jalalabad, Siege of]] | [[Category:1st Afghan War|Jalalabad, Siege of]] | ||
[[Category:General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad|Jalalabad]] | [[Category:General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad|Jalalabad]] | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 10 April 2010
| Siege of Jalalabad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 13 November 1841-14 April 1842 | |
| Location: | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.456712°N 70.384276°E | |
| Result: | Siege relieved | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Ghilzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj-Gen Sir Robert Sale | Mohammed Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 1,500 | 5,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
Having left Kabul on 9 October 1841 Sale's brigade fought its way east until it reached Jalalabad on 12 November. The town walls were in a bad state of repair and there was debate as to whether such a long perimeter could be defended or whether it would be better to retreat into the citadel. In the event it was decided to repair the walls and this began directed by Captain George Broadfoot of the Sappers under constant attack from the surrounding Afghans.
On 16 November Col Monteath of 35th Bengal Infantry led a sortie of 1,100 men which drove the enemy away from the walls. George MacGregor as Commissariat Officer sent out foraging parties and built up a month's supplies.
By the end of the month Afghan attacks were getting bolder and a second sortie was made on 1st December under William Dennie which was equally successful.
British & Indian Regiments
13th Regiment of Foot
35th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
1 Squadron of Skinner's Horse
Shah Shujah’s Sappers
Artillery
External Links
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
1st Afghan War Somerset Record Office
Siege of Jellalabad Google Books
Siege of Jellalabad BritishBattles.com
Siege of Jellalabad Google Books
Maj Gen Sir Robert Sale ODNB
Historical books on-line
Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan: with an Account of the Seizure and Defence of Jellalabad by George Robert Gleig 1846 (Google Books)