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== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
On 1 April a sortie was able to bring in a flock of 500 sheep and on 7 April Sale mounted a major assault on Akbar Khan's forces and defeated them convincingly though Colonel Dennie was killed. Akbar retreated towards Kabul and the district chiefs tendered their submission. Sale had effectively raised the siege. Pollock's army reached Jalalabad on 16th April. | On 1 April a sortie was able to bring in a flock of 500 sheep and on 7 April Sale mounted a major assault on Akbar Khan's forces and defeated them convincingly though Colonel Dennie was killed. Akbar retreated towards Kabul and the district chiefs tendered their submission. Sale had effectively raised the siege. Pollock's army reached Jalalabad on 16th April. | ||
== Troops in the Sortie == | == Troops in the Sortie == | ||
'''Left Column''' under Lieut-Col Thomas Monteath CB<br> | '''Left Column''' 500 men under Lieut-Col Thomas Monteath CB<br> | ||
'''Centre Column''' under Col. William Dennie | * [[35th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] 500 bayonets<br> | ||
*[[13th Regiment of Foot]] | '''Centre Column''' 500 men under Col. William Dennie | ||
'''Right Column''' under Capt. Henry Havelock | *[[13th Regiment of Foot]]<br> | ||
'''Right Column''' 360 men under Capt. Henry Havelock | |||
*One company [[13th Regiment of Foot]]<br> | *One company [[13th Regiment of Foot]]<br> | ||
*One company [[35th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] | *One company [[35th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
*Detachment of Sappers<br> | *Detachment of Sappers<br> | ||
'''Artillery'''<br> | '''Artillery'''<br> | ||
*No 6 Light Field Battery under Capt Abbott | *No 6 Light Field Battery under Capt Augustus Abbott | ||
'''Cavalry''' <br> | '''Cavalry''' <br> | ||
*Small troop under Capt Oldfield and Lieut Mayne | *Small troop under Capt Oldfield and Lieut William Mayne | ||
== Biographies == | == Biographies == | ||
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br> | Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/xii/mode/2up/search/Abbott Augustus Abbott (1804-1867)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/8/mode/2up/search/Akbar Mahommed Akbar Khan (1813?-1849)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/8/mode/2up/search/Akbar Mahommed Akbar Khan (1813?-1849)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/117/mode/1up William Dennie (1785?-1842)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/117/mode/1up William Dennie (1785?-1842)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/194/mode/2up/search/Havelock Henry Havelock (1782-1842)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/194/mode/2up/search/Havelock Henry Havelock (1782-1842)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/280/mode/1up/search/Mayne William Mayne (1818-1855)]<br> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/122/mode/1up Thomas Monteath (Douglas) (1795-1857)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/122/mode/1up Thomas Monteath (Douglas) (1795-1857)]<br> | ||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/371/mode/1up Robert Sale (1782-1845)]<br> | [http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/371/mode/1up Robert Sale (1782-1845)]<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 18 April 2010
| Battle of Jalalabad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 7 April 1842 | |
| Location: | Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.456712°N 70.384276°E | |
| Result: | Akbar Khan defeated | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Ghilzai tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj-Gen Sir Robert Sale | Mohammed Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 1,500 | 5,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 14 killed 66 wounded |
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Synopsis
On 1 April a sortie was able to bring in a flock of 500 sheep and on 7 April Sale mounted a major assault on Akbar Khan's forces and defeated them convincingly though Colonel Dennie was killed. Akbar retreated towards Kabul and the district chiefs tendered their submission. Sale had effectively raised the siege. Pollock's army reached Jalalabad on 16th April.
Troops in the Sortie
Left Column 500 men under Lieut-Col Thomas Monteath CB
- 35th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry 500 bayonets
Centre Column 500 men under Col. William Dennie
Right Column 360 men under Capt. Henry Havelock
- One company 13th Regiment of Foot
- One company 35th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- Detachment of Sappers
Artillery
- No 6 Light Field Battery under Capt Augustus Abbott
Cavalry
- Small troop under Capt Oldfield and Lieut William Mayne
Biographies
Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
Augustus Abbott (1804-1867)
Mahommed Akbar Khan (1813?-1849)
William Dennie (1785?-1842)
Henry Havelock (1782-1842)
William Mayne (1818-1855)
Thomas Monteath (Douglas) (1795-1857)
Robert Sale (1782-1845)
External Links
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
1st Afghan War Somerset Record Office
Siege of Jellalabad Google Books
Siege of Jellalabad BritishBattles.com
Siege of Jellalabad Google Books
Maj Gen Sir Robert Sale ODNB
Historical books on-line
Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan: with an Account of the Seizure and Defence of Jellalabad by George Robert Gleig 1846 (Google Books)
History of the war in Afghanistan, Volume 3 - Siege of Jalalabad by John William Kaye 1851 (Google Books)