Battle of Maidan 1842: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 14:45, 4 June 2009

Battle of Maidan 1842
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date:	15 September 1842
Location:	Meydan Shahr, Vardak Province, Afghanistan
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	34.449971°N 68.783466°E
Result:	British victory
Combatants
British & Indians	Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Sir William Nott	Shams al-Din
Strength
	12,000 men
Casualties

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[Category:Battles|Maidan 1842, Battle of]]
 {{Battles_Infobox
-|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War 1839-42|1st Afghan War 1839-42]]
+|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]]
 |date=15 September 1842
 |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidan_Shahr Meydan Shahr, Vardak Province, Afghanistan]
@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 == External Links ==
 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan  War]<br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=eKVCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA213&dq=Maidan+1842&as_brr=3&ei=9owySbGlE5bMzQS7upz-Bw Google Books - Colonel Stacy's Account]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fCFAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA253&dq=Recollections+of+Forty+Years+Service+in+the+East+Captain+Neill&ei=pzulSZDfMYKGkATN44iKDg#PPA253,M1 Google Books - Capt Neill's Account]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UkEoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA332&dq=Mydan+1842&as_brr=3&ei=ro8ySdr9E4GSyAS_4p3eBw#PPA332,M1 Google Books - General Knott's Despatch]<br>[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020372/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - Sir Willliam Nott]
-[[Category:1st Afghan War 1839-42|Maidan 1842, Battle of]]
+[[Category:1st Afghan War|Maidan 1842, Battle of]]