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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] | |partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] | ||
|date=14 September 1842 | |date=14 September 1842 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamyan Beni Badam, Maidanshar, Vardak Province, Afghanistan] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamyan Beni Badam, Maidanshar, <br>Vardak Province, Afghanistan] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.384297,68.837337&z=11&t=h&hl=en 34.0384297°N 68.837337°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.384297,68.837337&z=11&t=h&hl=en 34.0384297°N 68.837337°E] | ||
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|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | |combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nott Sir William Nott] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nott Sir William Nott] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2=Shams al-Din | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2=12,000 men | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=X8FOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA285&dq=Sidabad&ei=eOqtR6KTJ4mWzATX6uidBg#PPA285,M1 Google Books - Account of Battle at Beni Badam] | [http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=X8FOAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA285&dq=Sidabad&ei=eOqtR6KTJ4mWzATX6uidBg#PPA285,M1 Google Books - Account of Battle at Beni Badam]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020372/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Sir Willliam Nott] | ||
Revision as of 17:41, 7 June 2008
| Battle of Benee Budam | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 14 September 1842 | |
| Location: | Beni Badam, Maidanshar, Vardak Province, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.0384297°N 68.837337°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Sir William Nott | Shams al-Din | |
| Strength | ||
| 12,000 men | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - Account of Battle at Beni Badam
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Sir Willliam Nott