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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= | + | |date=23 July 1839 |
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazni Ghazni, Afghanistan] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazni Ghazni, Afghanistan] | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.549437,68.416482&z=12&t=h&hl=en 33.549438°N 68.416483°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.549437,68.416482&z=12&t=h&hl=en 33.549438°N 68.416483°E] | ||
| − | |result=British | + | |result=British victory |
|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | |combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | ||
| − | |commander1= | + | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101015207/ Lieut Gen Sir John Keane] |
| − | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dost_Mohammed_Khan Dost Mohammed Khan] |
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
|strength2= | |strength2= | ||
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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.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://books.google.co.uk/books?id= | + | [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://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA357&dq=Ghuznee&ei=RkxySKiLIoeusgOG3KyqBg#PPA357,M1 Google Books - Capture of Ghazni] |
Revision as of 17:07, 7 July 2008
| Storming of Ghazni | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 23 July 1839 | |
| Location: | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.549438°N 68.416483°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Gen Sir John Keane | Dost Mohammed Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Google Books - Capture of Ghazni
