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== Summary ==
The '''1st Afghan War''' 1839-42.


The '''1st Afghan War''' 1839-42.
==Summary==


==Actions==
==Actions==
See [[:Category:1st Afghan War]]
See [[:Category:1st Afghan War]] for an alphabetical list.


== Troop Strength ==
== Troop Strength ==
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|align="right"|'''54,150'''   
|align="right"|'''54,150'''   
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==Casualties==
==Casualties==
Names of fallen officers from the [[British Army]] and native forces can be found on Stephen Lewis' [http://glosters.tripod.com/FAfghan.htm  Officers Died] site.
Names of fallen officers from the [[British Army]] and native forces can be found on Stephen Lewis' [http://glosters.tripod.com/FAfghan.htm  Officers Died] site.
==See also==
*[[:Category:Battles|FIBIS Battle Index]]


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
{{Library|link1=[http://www.google.com/books?as_labels=1st+afghan+war&uid=4345922024743697884 |tag1=1st Afghan War] |link2=[http://www.google.com/books?as_labels=afghanistan&uid=4345922024743697884 |tag2=Afghanistan] |link3=  |tag3= }}
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Anglo-Afghan War] ''Wikipedia''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Anglo-Afghan War] ''Wikipedia''
*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War 1839-42] ''Somerset Record Office''
*[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War 1839-42] ''Somerset Record Office''


'''Google Books:'''
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cpdJAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+the+War+in+Afghanistan&as_brr=3&ei=lmaiSaWhOZjEM4nn4fAH#PPR1,M1 History of the War in Afghanistan Vol I (1800-1841) by John William Kaye 1851]
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cpdJAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+the+War+in+Afghanistan&as_brr=3&ei=lmaiSaWhOZjEM4nn4fAH#PPR1,M1 History of the War in Afghanistan Vol I (1800-1841)] by John William Kaye (1851)
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=KdQWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+the+war+in+afghanistan+by+john+william+kaye&as_brr=1#PPP7,M1 History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842) by John William Kaye Revised Edition 1858]  
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=KdQWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=history+of+the+war+in+afghanistan+by+john+william+kaye&as_brr=1#PPP7,M1 History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842)] by John William Kaye Revised Edition (1858)
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FdUWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Army+of+the+Indus&as_brr=3&ei=GNiqSZLGI4u0NJ_fpIwJ#PPR25,M1 Details of the Army of the Indus]  
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FdUWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Army+of+the+Indus&as_brr=3&ei=GNiqSZLGI4u0NJ_fpIwJ#v=onepage&q=&f=false ''A narrative of the march and operations of the army of the Indus, in the expedition to Affghanistan in the years 1838-1839''] by William Hough (1841)  including:
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FdUWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPA423,M1 Table of Routes of Army of the Indus 1838-39]
:*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FdUWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Army+of+the+Indus&as_brr=3&ei=GNiqSZLGI4u0NJ_fpIwJ#PPR25,M1 Details of the Army of the Indus]
:*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=FdUWAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#PPA423,M1 Table of Routes of Army of the Indus 1838-39]
*''Narrative of the Campaign of the Indus in Sind and Kaubool in 1838-9'' by Richard Hartley Kennedy M.D.  Chief of the Medical Staff of the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus. 1840 [http://books.google.com/books?id=BmVEAAAAIAAJ Volume 1] [http://books.google.com/books?id=UWVEAAAAIAAJ Volume 2]
*''Narrative of the Campaign of the Indus in Sind and Kaubool in 1838-9'' by Richard Hartley Kennedy M.D.  Chief of the Medical Staff of the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus. 1840 [http://books.google.com/books?id=BmVEAAAAIAAJ Volume 1] [http://books.google.com/books?id=UWVEAAAAIAAJ Volume 2]
*''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould [http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/30/mode/2up Chapter 2] Archive.org
*''Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers'' by WJD Gould (1880). [http://www.archive.org/stream/tenyearsinindiai00gouluoft#page/30/mode/2up Chapter 2] covers the Afghan Campaign (Archive.org)
   
   
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Afghan War, 1st]]
[[Category:Wars and Campaigns|Afghan War, 1st]]
[[Category:1st Afghan War|      1st Afghan War]]
[[Category:1st Afghan War|      1st Afghan War]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Afghan War, 1st]]
[[Category:Campaigns with FIBIS Battle Maps|Afghan War, 1st]]

Revision as of 20:00, 29 September 2009

1st Afghan War
1839-42
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location:
Combatants:
East India Company Afghan tribes
Result:
Medals:
Links:
Category: 1st Afghan War
Invasion of the HEIC Army
General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad
Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak
The Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Army of Retribution March to Kabul
See our interactive map of
Invasion of the HEIC Army
locations and routes on Google Maps
See our interactive map of
The March from Kabul to Jalalabad
locations and routes on Google Maps
See our interactive map of
Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak
locations and routes on Google Maps
See our interactive map of
The March from Peshawar to Kabul
locations and routes on Google Maps

The 1st Afghan War 1839-42.

Summary

Actions

See Category:1st Afghan War for an alphabetical list.

Troop Strength

1st Army of the Indus (Bengal) under Maj-Gen Sir Willoughby Cotton 9,500
2nd Reserve Division at Ferozpore under Maj-Gen Duncan 4,250
3rd Shah Shooja ul Mulk’s Contingent 6,000
4th Bombay Force under HE Lt-Gen Sir John Keane 5,600
5th Bombay Reserve (Sind Force) 3,000
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To act in Sind & Afghanistan 28,350
6th The Shahzada’s Force 4,800
7th Sikh Contingent 6,000
To move from Peshawar to Kabul 10,800
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Total 39,150
8th Sikh Army of Observation at Peshawar 10,800
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Grand total 54,150

Casualties

Names of fallen officers from the British Army and native forces can be found on Stephen Lewis' Officers Died site.

Recommended Reading

"First Afghan War" by H Durrand 1879 ISBN 818650530X

External Links

The FIBIS Google Books Library
has books tagged:
1st Afghan War Afghanistan

Historical books online

  • Narrative of the Campaign of the Indus in Sind and Kaubool in 1838-9 by Richard Hartley Kennedy M.D. Chief of the Medical Staff of the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus. 1840 Volume 1 Volume 2
  • Ten years in India, in the 16th Queen's Lancers by WJD Gould (1880). Chapter 2 covers the Afghan Campaign (Archive.org)
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