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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
When General Nott left [[Quetta]] for [[Kandahar]] Captain Bean was left as political officer of Shawl Province.
General Nott left [[Quetta]] on 26 October 1839 to take command at [[Kandahar]]. General Willshire returning across country from Kabul via [[Ghazni]] reached Quetta on 31 October. On orders from Sir John Keane he immediately left for [[Kalat]] which was stormed. Captain Bean, the political officer of Shawl Province, was charged with pacifying the disaffected tribes but found it a difficult task. Quetta was attacked, Kahan besieged and Kalat lost only to be recovered once more.


== Related articles ==
== Related articles ==  
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
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Synopsis

General Nott left Quetta on 26 October 1839 to take command at Kandahar. General Willshire returning across country from Kabul via Ghazni reached Quetta on 31 October. On orders from Sir John Keane he immediately left for Kalat which was stormed. Captain Bean, the political officer of Shawl Province, was charged with pacifying the disaffected tribes but found it a difficult task. Quetta was attacked, Kahan besieged and Kalat lost only to be recovered once more.

Related articles

For further details of events during this period see the following articles

Capture of Kalat 13 November 1839
Siege of Kahan 11 May-29 September 1840
Attacks on Quetta 22 June-17 July 1840
Fall of Kalat mid August 1840
Recovery of Kalat 6 October 1841

Biographies

Entries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:
William Nott (1782-1845)
Thomas Willshire (1789-1862)

External Links

1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Afghan Wars Heritage History

Historical books on-line

Narrative of services in Beloochistan & Affghanistan by Lewis Robert Stacy 1848 Kelat (Google Books)
Narrative of a journey to Kalât by Charles Masson 1843 Kelat Google Books