Storming of Ghazni
| Storming of Ghazni | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 23 July 1839 | |
| Location: | Ghazni, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 33.549438°N 68.416483°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut Gen Sir John Keane | Dost Mohammed Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 9,500 Bengal Army 5,000 Bombay Army 6,000 Shah Shujah's Army |
3,500 garrison | |
| Casualties | ||
| 18 officers, 162 other ranks killed & wounded | 500 killed | |
Sir John Keane's Army
British
4th Hussars, now the Queen’s Royal Hussars
16th Lancers now the Queen’s Royal Lancers
2nd Queen’s Foot now the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
13th Foot now the Light Infantry
17th Foot now the Royal Anglian Regiment
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 Fusiliers (European Regiment) later the Munster Fusiliers
16th Bengal Native Infantry
48th Bengal Native Infantry
31st Bengal Native Infantry
42nd Bengal Native Infantry
43rd Bengal Native Infantry
2nd Bengal Native Infantry
27th Bengal Native Infantry
19th Bombay Infantry later the 119th Multan Regiment
With grateful acknowledgements to BritishBattles.com
External Links
Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Heritage History - Afghan Wars
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Wikipedia - Battle of Ghazni
Google Books - Capture of Ghazni
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Ghuznee