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[[Category:Battles|Gundamak, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Gundamak, Battle of]] | ||
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|partof=[ | |partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War]] | ||
|date=2-23 November 1841 | |date=2-23 November 1841 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan] | ||
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|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2=Afghans | |combatant2=Afghans | ||
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101008754/ Maj | |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101008754/ Maj Gen William Elphinstone] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar_Khan Mohammed Akbar Khan] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar_Khan Mohammed Akbar Khan] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=Brigadier+Shelton&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan]<br> | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=Brigadier+Shelton&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan]<br> | ||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak]<br> | [http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak]<br> | ||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-1842.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul 1842] | [http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-1842.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul 1842] | ||
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Gundamak, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:Battles]] | [[Category:Battles]] | ||
Revision as of 12:17, 1 December 2008
| Kabul Uprising | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 2-23 November 1841 | |
| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.528456°N 69.171705°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Afghans | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen William Elphinstone | Mohammed Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Recommended Reading
"Lady Sale" by P MacRory 1958 ISBN 0208008306
"W. Bryden's Account" by P MacRory 1969
External Links
Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul 1842