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|commander2=Atta Mahomed Khan<br>Prince | |commander2=Atta Mahomed Khan<br>Prince Sufder Jung | ||
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'''Also described as Battle of Killa-chuk and Battle of | '''Also described as Battle of Killa-chuk and Battle of Urghundab''' | ||
== Synopsis == | |||
Prince Sufder Jung, son of Shah Shuja, defected from [[Kandahar]] and joined the rebelling tribes under Atta Mahomed Khan. When they approached Kandahar General Nott sent out a force to oppose them. At the village of Killa-Chuk the Afghans were comprehensively defeated. | |||
'''''"Atta Mahomed attempted to make a stand; but our troops moved forward - carried the village by storm - and slaughtered every man, woman, and child, within its walls."''''' <ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=1m8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA138&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+Atta+Mahomed+attempted&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false History of the Afghan War Vol III] </ref> | |||
== Nott's Force == | == Nott's Force == | ||
'''Right Column'''<br> | '''Right Column'''<br> | ||
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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fCFAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA159&dq=Recollections+of+Forty+Years+Service+in+the+East+Captain+Neill&ei=pzulSZDfMYKGkATN44iKDg#PPA159,M1 Captain Neill's Account] Google Books<br> | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fCFAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA159&dq=Recollections+of+Forty+Years+Service+in+the+East+Captain+Neill&ei=pzulSZDfMYKGkATN44iKDg#PPA159,M1 Captain Neill's Account] Google Books<br> | ||
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020372/ Maj Gen Sir William Nott] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020372/ Maj Gen Sir William Nott] Oxford Dictionary of National Biography | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Battles|Killu-l-Shah, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Killu-l-Shah, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Killu-l-Shah, Battle of]] | [[Category:1st Afghan War|Killu-l-Shah, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:The Withdrawal from Afghanistan]] | [[Category:The Withdrawal from Afghanistan]] | ||
Revision as of 18:14, 18 April 2010
| Battle of Killu-l-Shah | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 12 January 1842 | |
| Location: | Killa-chuk, Near Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.605985°N 65.712265°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Sir William Nott | Atta Mahomed Khan Prince Sufder Jung | |
| Strength | ||
| 3,500 | 5,000-8,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
Also described as Battle of Killa-chuk and Battle of Urghundab
Synopsis
Prince Sufder Jung, son of Shah Shuja, defected from Kandahar and joined the rebelling tribes under Atta Mahomed Khan. When they approached Kandahar General Nott sent out a force to oppose them. At the village of Killa-Chuk the Afghans were comprehensively defeated.
"Atta Mahomed attempted to make a stand; but our troops moved forward - carried the village by storm - and slaughtered every man, woman, and child, within its walls." [1]
Nott's Force
Right Column
Colonel MacLaren
Left Column
- HM 38th Infantry
- One wing 42nd Bengal Native Infantry
- 5th Shah's Infantry
- Two troops Anderson's (Shah's) Horse Artillery Six 6-pounders
- Blood's Battery (Bombay Artillery) Nine 4-pounders
- Leeson's Horse
- Haldane's Horse
External Links
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
History of the War in Afghanistan Google Books
Battle of Killa-chuk Google Books
Memoir of Maj-Gen Rawlinson Google Books
Captain Neill's Account Google Books
Maj Gen Sir William Nott Oxford Dictionary of National Biography