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|partof=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] | |||
|date=29 September 1842 | |||
|location=Estalef, Afghanistan | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.910428,68.828837&z=9&t=h&hl=en 34.833330°N 69.133330°E] | |||
|result=British victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |||
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | |||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101022478/ Maj Gen George Pollock]<br>Maj Gen John McCaskill | |||
|commander2= | |||
|strength1= | |||
|strength2= | |||
|casualties1= | |||
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}} | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA285&dq=Istalif&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA287,M1 Google Books - Action at Istalif] | |||
Revision as of 17:57, 18 July 2008
| Battle of Istalif | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 29 September 1842 | |
| Location: | Estalef, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.833330°N 69.133330°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen George Pollock Maj Gen John McCaskill |
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| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - Action at Istalif