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== Field Detachment == | == Field Detachment == | ||
*1 Horse Artillery gun under Sgt Mulhal | *1 [[Bengal Horse Artillery|Horse Artillery]] gun under Sgt Mulhal | ||
5 coys | *5 coys [[44th Regiment of Foot]] under Capt Leighton | ||
*6 coys 5th Native Infantry under Lt-Col Oliver | *6 coys [[5th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|5th Native Infantry]] under Lt-Col Oliver | ||
*6 coys 37th Native Infantry | *6 coys [[37th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|37th Native Infantry]] under Maj Kershaw HM 13th | ||
*100 Sappers under Kieut Laing | *100 Sappers under Kieut Laing | ||
*1 squadron 5th Light Cavalry under Capt Bott | *1 squadron [[5th Bengal Light Cavalry|5th Cavalry]] under Capt Bott | ||
*1 squadron Irregular Horse under Lieut Walker | *1 squadron Irregular Horse under Lieut Walker | ||
*100 men Anderson's Horse | *100 men Anderson's Horse | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/kabulinsurrecti00eyregoog#page/n180/mode/1up Second Expedition to Bemaru] archive.org | [http://www.archive.org/stream/kabulinsurrecti00eyregoog#page/n180/mode/1up Second Expedition to Bemaru] archive.org | ||
Revision as of 17:32, 28 March 2010
| Battle of Bemaru | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of Category:1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 23 November 1841 | |
| Location: | Bemaru, Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.542196°N 69.200594°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Afghans | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brigadier John Shelton | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Field Detachment
- 1 Horse Artillery gun under Sgt Mulhal
- 5 coys 44th Regiment of Foot under Capt Leighton
- 6 coys 5th Native Infantry under Lt-Col Oliver
- 6 coys 37th Native Infantry under Maj Kershaw HM 13th
- 100 Sappers under Kieut Laing
- 1 squadron 5th Cavalry under Capt Bott
- 1 squadron Irregular Horse under Lieut Walker
- 100 men Anderson's Horse
External Links
Second Expedition to Bemaru archive.org