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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nott Maj Gen Sir William Nott] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nott Maj Gen Sir William Nott] | ||
|commander2=Atta Mahomed Khan<br>Prince Suttur Jung | |commander2=Atta Mahomed Khan<br>Prince Suttur Jung | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=3,500 | ||
|strength2= | |strength2=5,000-8,000 | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1= | ||
|casualties2= | |casualties2= | ||
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'''Also described as Battle of Killa-chuk and Battle of Urghundaub''' | |||
== Nott's Force == | |||
'''Right Column'''<br>''Colonel MacLaren''<br> | |||
HM 40th Infantry<br>HM 2nd Infantry<br>HM 16th Infantry<br> | |||
'''Left Column'''<br>HM 38th Infantry<br>One wing 42nd Bengal Native Infantry<br>5th Shah's Infantry<br>Two troops Anderson's(Shah's) Horse Artillery 6 Six pounders<br>Blood's Battery (Bombay Artillery) 9 Four pounders<br>Leeson's Horse<br>Haldane's Horse<br> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 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.com/books?id=5NANAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA403&lpg=PA403&dq=%2BAfghanistan%2BJanuary+1842&source=web&ots=DsjcZRpVkf&sig=8HHf3vagfy7uJ6Vrv-imuPYgp9s&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result%23PPA403,M1#PPA403,M1 Google Books - Battle of Killa-chuk]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dOQ9DDbgEFwC&pg=PA93&dq=Killa+Chuk&ei=ngxyScyyKJzAMsXKkN4M#PPA93,M1 Google Books - Memoir of Maj-Gen Rawlinson]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020372/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Maj Gen Sir William Nott] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 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.com/books?id=5NANAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA403&lpg=PA403&dq=%2BAfghanistan%2BJanuary+1842&source=web&ots=DsjcZRpVkf&sig=8HHf3vagfy7uJ6Vrv-imuPYgp9s&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result%23PPA403,M1#PPA403,M1 Google Books - Battle of Killa-chuk]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dOQ9DDbgEFwC&pg=PA93&dq=Killa+Chuk&ei=ngxyScyyKJzAMsXKkN4M#PPA93,M1 Google Books - Memoir of Maj-Gen Rawlinson]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fCFAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA159&dq=Recollections+of+Forty+Years+Service+in+the+East+Captain+Neill&ei=pzulSZDfMYKGkATN44iKDg#PPA159,M1 Google Books - Captain Neill's Account]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020372/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Maj Gen Sir William Nott] | ||
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Killu-l-Shah, Battle of]] | [[Category:1st Afghan War|Killu-l-Shah, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 12:58, 25 February 2009
| Battle of Killu-l-Shah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 12 January 1842 | |
| Location: | Killa-chuk, Near Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.605985°N 65.712265°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir William Nott | Atta Mahomed Khan Prince Suttur Jung | |
| Strength | ||
| 3,500 | 5,000-8,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
Also described as Battle of Killa-chuk and Battle of Urghundaub
Nott's Force
Right Column
Colonel MacLaren
HM 40th Infantry
HM 2nd Infantry
HM 16th Infantry
Left Column
HM 38th Infantry
One wing 42nd Bengal Native Infantry
5th Shah's Infantry
Two troops Anderson's(Shah's) Horse Artillery 6 Six pounders
Blood's Battery (Bombay Artillery) 9 Four pounders
Leeson's Horse
Haldane's Horse
External Links
Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Google Books - Battle of Killa-chuk
Google Books - Memoir of Maj-Gen Rawlinson
Google Books - Captain Neill's Account
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Maj Gen Sir William Nott