Action at Boothak

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Action at Boothak
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date:	7 January 1842
Location:	Botkhak, Kabul, Afghanistan
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	34.499263°N 69.352971°E
Result:	British retreat
Combatants
British & Indians	Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Brigadier John Shelton	Akbar Khan
Strength

Casualties

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Botkhak/ Bot Khak
Variants: Boothak/Bootkhak/Buta-i-Khak

External Links

1st Afghan War Wikipedia
1st Afghan War Somerset Record Office
History of the War in Afghanistan Google Books
Retreat to Gandamak British Battles
Conflict at Bootkhak Google Books

Historical books on-line

The Kabul insurrection of 1841-42, ed. by G.B. Malleson - Action at Buta-i-Khak www.archive.org

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