Raid on the Shinwarree Valley
| Raid on the Shinwarree Valley | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 17 June-3 August 1842 | |
| Location: | Shinwar District, Nangahar Province, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.2092°N 70.4861°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Shinwari tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Monteath | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
This was an event during the 1st Afghan War
For context see main article The Army of Retribution March to Kabul
Synopsis
A field force under Brigadier-General Monteath was sent from Jalalabad to recover plundered property. Numerous forts were set on fire, fruit trees destroyed and two minor actions fought at Mazeena. The tribesmen tendered their submission.
Field Force
- Five 9 pounder guns
- One 24 pound howitzer
- 50 Sapper and Miners
- One squadron 1st Light Cavalry
- Seven Companies HM 31st Regiment
- Seven Companies 33rd Native Infantry
- Seven Companies 53rd Native Infantry
- Ferris' Corps of Jezailchis
External Links
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Monteath's Despatch Google Books
Map of Shinwar District www.aims.org
Historical books on-line
Journal of the Affghan War in 1842 - Raid into the Shinwarree Valley by Lieut Edward William Bray 1865 (Google Books)
History of the War in Afghanistan Vol II (1841-1842) - Raid into the Shinwarree Valley by John William Kaye (1851)