Battle of Jugdulluk Crest 1842

Battle of Jugdulluk Crest 1842
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date:	8 September 1842
Location:	Jugdulluk, Afghanistan
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	34.427737°N 69.760313°E
Result:	British victory
Combatants
British & Indians	Ghilzai tribesmen
Commanders
Maj Gen George Pollock	A number of Ghilzie chiefs
Strength
Casualties

Synopsis

Leaving Gundamak on 7 September, the army approached the Jugdulluk Pass the following day. They encountered a strong force of Ghilzie tribesmen commanding the heights which were stormed by the 1st Division. Driven back, the enemy took refuge on a high peak but were scattered by two attacking columns. The Ghilzies which had destroyed Elphinstone's army had been comprehensively defeated.

Field Force

1st Division under Maj-Gen Sir Robert Sale GCB

• Two guns 3rd Troop 1st Brigade Horse Artillery
• Six guns No 6 Light Field Battery
• Three guns Mountain Train
• HM 3rd Light Dragoons
• One squadron of 1st Light Cavalry
• Three resallahs of 3rd Light Cavalry
• HM 9th Foot
• HM 13th Light Infantry
• 26th Native Infantry
• 35th Light Infantry
• 5th Company Sappers
• Broadfoot's Sappers
• Mackeson's Bildars

External Links

1st Afghan War Wikipedia
History of the War in Afghanistan Google Books
Storming Jugdulluck Pass Google Books

Historical books on-line

History of the War in Afghanistan Vol II (1841-1842) - Battle of Jugdulluk by John William Kaye (1851)