Storming of Ghazni: Difference between revisions

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Storming of Ghazni
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
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
9,500 Bengal Army 5,000 Bombay Army 6,000 Shah Shujah's Army	3,500 garrison
Casualties
18 officers, 162 other ranks killed & wounded	500 killed

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-== Sir John Keane's Army ==
-'''British'''<br>
-*[[4th Hussars]] now the Queen’s Royal Hussars
-*[[16th Lancers]] now the Queen’s Royal Lancers
-*[[2nd Regiment of Foot]] now the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
-*[[13th Regiment of Foot]] now the Somerset & Cornwall Light Infantry
-*[[17th Regiment of Foot]], Royal Anglian Regiment (disbanded)<br>
-'''Indian'''<br>
-*[[2nd Bengal Light Cavalry]]
-*[[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry]]
-*3rd [[Skinner’s Horse]]
-*[[31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers|31st Lancers]]
-*34th [[Poona Horse]]
-*3rd [[Bengal Sappers and Miners|Sappers and Miners]]
-*Shah Shujah’s Regiment
-*[[1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers]] later the Munster Fusiliers
-*[[2nd Bengal Native Infantry]]
-*[[16th (Lucknow) Regiment of Rajput Infantry|16th Bengal Native Infantry]]
-*27th Bengal Native Infantry
-*[[2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry|31st Bengal Native Infantry]]
-*42nd Bengal Native Infantry
-*[[6th Regiment of Jat Light Infantry|43rd Bengal Native Infantry]]
-*[[48th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|48th Bengal Native Infantry]]
-*[[19th Regiment of Bombay Infantry|19th Bombay Infantry]] later the 119th Multan Regiment
-'''Indian Sappers and Miners'''<br>
-*2nd Company, [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]
-*3rd Company, [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]
-*1st Company, [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]]
 ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ghazni#British_Order_of_Battle British Order of Battle] Wikipedia''