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|combatant2=Durrani tribesmen | |combatant2=Durrani tribesmen | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | |commander1=Major Lane<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Henry_Rawlinson,_1st_Baronet Maj Henry Rawlinson] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2=Prince Sufder Jung<br>Meerza Ahmed | ||
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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nott General Nott] determined to attack the dissident Afghan forces which had been hovering around [[Kandahar]] during the winter. On 7 March he set out with a large contingent leaving the [[2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Native Infantry]] and two regiments and a wing of the Shah's infantry to protect the city. The enemy however kept withdrawing out of reach and Nott realised that they intended to double back and attack Kandahar. On the night of 10 March there were a large number of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazi_warriors Ghazis] close to the walls. They set fire to brushwood and faggots against the Herat Gate which caught fire and collapsed. A gun was hastily brought up and a desperate defence maintained until midnight when the Afghans withdrew. Kandahar had come close to being captured but the result was a heavy blow to the Durrani insurrection. | |||
== Biographies == | == Biographies == | ||
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Afghan Wars] Heritage History <br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War] Somerset Record Office <br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Afghan Wars] Heritage History <br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War] Somerset Record Office <br> | ||
==== Historical books on-line ==== | ==== Historical books on-line ==== | ||
[http://books.google. | [http://books.google.com/books?id=1m8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA150&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+The+city+having+thus+been+cleared&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''History of the war in Afghanistan, Volume 3'' - Attack on Kandahar] by Sir John William Kaye 1858 (Google Books) | ||
[[Category:Battles|Kandahar, Attack on]] | [[Category:Battles|Kandahar, Attack on]] | ||
[[Category:General Nott at Kandahar|Kandahar, Attack on]] | [[Category:General Nott at Kandahar|Kandahar, Attack on]] | ||
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Kandahar, Attack on]] | [[Category:1st Afghan War|Kandahar, Attack on]] | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 23 April 2010
| Attack on Kandahar | ||
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| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 10 March 1842 | |
| Location: | Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.61088°N 65.700272°E | |
| Result: | Afghans repulsed | |
| Combatants | ||
| British and Indian garrison | Durrani tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Major Lane Maj Henry Rawlinson |
Prince Sufder Jung Meerza Ahmed | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 600 | ||
Synopsis
General Nott determined to attack the dissident Afghan forces which had been hovering around Kandahar during the winter. On 7 March he set out with a large contingent leaving the 2nd Native Infantry and two regiments and a wing of the Shah's infantry to protect the city. The enemy however kept withdrawing out of reach and Nott realised that they intended to double back and attack Kandahar. On the night of 10 March there were a large number of Ghazis close to the walls. They set fire to brushwood and faggots against the Herat Gate which caught fire and collapsed. A gun was hastily brought up and a desperate defence maintained until midnight when the Afghans withdrew. Kandahar had come close to being captured but the result was a heavy blow to the Durrani insurrection.
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
William Nott (1782-1845)
Henry Rawlinson (1810-1895)
External Links
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Afghan Wars Heritage History
1st Afghan War Somerset Record Office
Historical books on-line
History of the war in Afghanistan, Volume 3 - Attack on Kandahar by Sir John William Kaye 1858 (Google Books)