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[[Category:Battles|Gundamak, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Gundamak, Battle of]] | ||
{{Battles_Infobox | |||
|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] | |||
|date=13 January 1842 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandamaki Gandamak, Afghanistan] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.422804,69.988136&z=9&t=h&hl=en 34.422815°N 69.988121°E] | |||
|result=British defeat | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |||
|combatant2=Ghilzai tribesmen | |||
|commander1=Capt Souter | |||
|commander2=Akbar Khan | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
|casualties2= | |||
}} | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul and the | [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=Brigadier+Shelton&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan]<br> | ||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak] | |||
Revision as of 14:25, 14 July 2008
| Battle of Gundamak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 13 January 1842 | |
| Location: | Gandamak, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.422815°N 69.988121°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Ghilzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Capt Souter | Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak