Action on the March to Tezin

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Action on the March to Tezin
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 12 & 13 September 1842
Location: Huft Kotul, Tezin-e Khas, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.350002°N 69.549388°E
Result: British losses
Combatants
British & Indians Ghilzai tribesmen
Commanders
Maj Gen Sir Robert Sale
Strength
Casualties

Synopsis

Sale' brigade left Khoord-Kabul on 22 October and wound through a narrow pass for 17 miles before emerging into the valley of Tezin. There the advance guard encountered a significant Afghan force which they pushed back into the hills. Meanwhile as the rearguard came out of the pass it was attacked and a quantity of baggage and ammunition lost.

External Links

Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War

Historical books on-line

Sale's Brigade in Afghanistan - The March to Tezeen by Rev. G.R.Gleig 1846 (Google Books)

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