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== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
Modern name: Gandomak<br> | Modern name: Gandomak<br> | ||
Variants: Gandamak/Gundamak<br> | Variants: Gandamak/Gundamak/Gundamuck<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 11:57, 28 October 2009
| Battle of Gundamak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 13 January 1842 | |
| Location: | Gandamak, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.3000°N 70.0333°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Ghilzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Capt Souter | Mohammed Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was the scene of the last stand of the 44th Regiment of Foot at the end of the Retreat from Kabul.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Gandomak
Variants: Gandamak/Gundamak/Gundamuck
External Links
- 1st Afghan War Wikipedia
- 1st Afghan War Somerset Record Office
- History of the War in Afghanistan Google Books
- The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak BritishBattles.com
- Dr Brydon's Account Google Books
- Gandomak Location www.fallingrain.com