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== Troop Strength ==
== Troop Strength ==
* 9,500 men  Army of the Indus (Bengal) under Maj-Gen Sir Willoughby Cotton<br>
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* 4,250 men Reserve Division at Ferozpore under Maj-Gen Duncan<br>
|1st
* 6,000 men Shah Shooja ul Mulk’s Contingent<br>
|Army of the Indus (Bengal) under Maj-Gen Sir Willoughby Cotton
* 5,600 men Bombay Force under HE Lt-Gen Sir John Keane<br>
|align="right"|9,500
* 3,000 men Bombay Reserve (Sind Force)<br>
|-
''28,350 men total to act in Sind & Afghanistan''<br>
|2nd
* 4,800 men The Shahzada’s Force<br>
|Reserve Division at Ferozpore under Maj-Gen Duncan
* 6,000 men Sikh Contingent<br>
|align="right"|4,250
''10,800 men total to move from Peshawar to Kabul''<br>
|-
|3rd
|Shah Shooja ul Mulk’s Contingent  
|align="right"|6,000
|-
|4th
|Bombay Force under HE Lt-Gen Sir John Keane  
|align="right"|5,600
|-
|5th
|Bombay Reserve (Sind Force)  
|align="right"|3,000
|-
|
| 
|align="right"|_______
|-
| 
|To act in Sind & Afghanistan
|align="right"|28,350
|-
|-
|6th
|The Shahzada’s Force
|align="right"|4,800
|-
|7th
|Sikh Contingent  
|align="right"|6,000
|-
| 
|To move from Peshawar to Kabul
|align="right"|10,800
|-
|
| 
|align="right"|_______ 
|-
| 
|'''Total'''
|align="right"|'''39,150''' 
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|8th
|Sikh Army of Observation at Peshawar
|align="right"|10,800
|-
|
| 
|align="right"|_______ 
|-


''39,150 men total to enter Afghanistan'' <br>
| 
         
|'''Grand total'''
*10,800 men Sikh Army of Observation at Peshawar <br>
|align="right"|'''54,150'''
 
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'''54,150 men Grand Total'''<br>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 16:16, 18 July 2009

The 1st Afghan War 1839-42.

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Troop Strength

1st Army of the Indus (Bengal) under Maj-Gen Sir Willoughby Cotton 9,500
2nd Reserve Division at Ferozpore under Maj-Gen Duncan 4,250
3rd Shah Shooja ul Mulk’s Contingent 6,000
4th Bombay Force under HE Lt-Gen Sir John Keane 5,600
5th Bombay Reserve (Sind Force) 3,000
_______
To act in Sind & Afghanistan 28,350
6th The Shahzada’s Force 4,800
7th Sikh Contingent 6,000
To move from Peshawar to Kabul 10,800
_______
Total 39,150
8th Sikh Army of Observation at Peshawar 10,800
_______
Grand total 54,150

See also

Recommended Reading

"First Afghan War" by H Durrand 1879 ISBN 818650530X

External Links

Google Books:

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