Invasion of the HEIC Army
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This was an event during the 1st Afghan War
Synopsis
The Bombay Force of British and Indian troops under Sir John Keane left by sea and disembarked at the mouth of the Indus at the end of November 1838.
The Bengal Army of British and Indian troops under Maj-Gen Sir Willoughby Cotton set out from Ferozepore in the Punjab in December 1838. It reached Quetta at the end of March 1839 where Sir John Keane from the Bombay Force took command. At the end of April the army reached Kandahar which was taken without a battle.
The Bombay Army reached Quetta on 20 April and joined the Bengal Army at Kandahar on 14 May.
The combined force took Ghazni in July. In August Kabul was reached and Shah Shuja put on the throne.
Related articles
For further details of events during this period see the following articles
| Occupation of Kandahar | 25 April 1839 |
| Storming of Ghazni | 23 July 1839 |
| Wade's Expedition to Kabul | 27 July-3 September 1839 |
| Battle of Kalat | 13 November 1839 |
| Siege of Kahan | 11 May-29 September 1840 |
| Fall of Kalat | August 1840 |
| Battle at Nuffoosk Pass | 31 August 1840 |
| Battle of Bameean | 18 September 1840 |
| Battle of Purwandurrah | 2 November 1840 |
Itinerary
Bombay Force
1838
- 21 November Left Bombay
- 27 November Indus
- 24 December Left Hujamry
- 24 December Julalkote
- 25 December Sumarakote
- 26 December Kurreempore
- 27 December Thatta
1839
- 23 January Left Thatta
- 24 January Sadan
- 25 January Jerruck
- 3 February Left Jerruck
- 4 February Kotri
- 10 February Left Kotri
- Sun
- 15 February Aumry
- 16 February Lukky
- 17 February Sehwan
- 4 March Latkhanu
- 12 March Left Larkhanu
- 23 March Gundava
- 31 March Gajin
- 1 April Soony
- 5 April Dadur
- Bolan pass
- 20 April Quetta
- 21 April Kooslak
- Pishin
- 1 May Juktapole
- 14 May Kandahar
Bengal Army
1838
- 10 December Left Ferozepore
1839
- 27 January Reached Indus
- 10 February Left Rohri
- 16-20 February Shikarpur
- 23 February Left Shikarpur
- 24 February Janeedera
- 14 March Dadur
- 16 March Bolan Pass
- Sir-I-Aub
- 26 March Quetta
- 6 April Keane joins army
- Kooslak
- Kojak Pass
- 30 April Kandahar
Combined Army
1839
- 27 June Left Kandahar
- 21 July Reached Ghazni
- 23 July Stormed Ghazni
- 7 August Shah Shujah enters Kabul
Sir John Keane's Combined Army
British
Indian
- 2nd Bengal Light Cavalry
- 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry
- 3rd Skinner’s Horse
- 31st Lancers
- 34th Poona Horse
- 3rd Sappers and Miners
- Shah Shujah’s Regiment
- 1st Bengal (European) Fusiliers
- 2nd Bengal Native Infantry
- 16th Bengal Native Infantry
- 27th Bengal Native Infantry
- 31st Bengal Native Infantry
- 42nd Bengal Native Infantry
- 43rd Bengal Native Infantry
- 48th Bengal Native Infantry
- 19th Bombay Infantry
Indian Sappers and Miners
- 2nd Coy, Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 3rd Coy, Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 1st Coy, Bombay Sappers and Miners
External Links
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Afghan Wars Heritage History
1st Afghan War Somerset Record Office
The Army of the Indus and the Advance to Kabul www.jmhare.com
Historical books on-line
History of the War in Afghanistan Vol 1 by John William Kaye 1851 (Google Books)