1st Afghan War

1st Afghan War
1839-42
Chronological list of Wars and Campaigns
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Location:
Combatants:
East India Company	Afghan tribes
Result:
Medals:
Links:
Category: 1st Afghan War
Invasion of the HEIC Army General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak The Withdrawal from Afghanistan The Army of Retribution March to Kabul

The 1st Afghan War 1839-42.

Actions

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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

Casualties

Names of fallen officers from the British Army and native forces can be found on Stephen Lewis' Officers Died site.

See also

• FIBIS Battle Index

Recommended Reading

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

External Links

• 1st Anglo-Afghan War Wikipedia
• 1st Afghan War 1839-42 Somerset Record Office

Google Books:

• History of the War in Afghanistan Vol I (1800-1841) by John William Kaye 1851
• History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842) by John William Kaye Revised Edition 1858
• Details of the Army of the Indus
• Table of Routes of Army of the Indus 1838-39
• Narrative of the Campaign of the Indus in Sind and Kaubool in 1838-9 by Richard Hartley Kennedy M.D. Chief of the Medical Staff of the Bombay Division of the Army of the Indus. 1840 Volume 1 Volume 2