Kabul Uprising
| Kabul Uprising | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 2-23 November 1841 | |
| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.528456°N 69.171705°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Afghans | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen William Elphinstone | Mohammed Akbar Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
Summary
After a winter in Jalalabad Shah Shuja, restored as Amir of Afghanistan, returned to Kabul in the spring of 1841 with Sir William Macnaghten as British Envoy and Minister at the Afghan Court. A reduced force of British and Indian troops moved out of the Bala Hissar fortress into a cantonment where their families joined them. The cantonment was poorly located and difficult to defend.[1] Sir Willoughby Cotton was replaced as military commander by William Elphinstone. Described as an elderly invalid,[2] though in fact barely 60 years old, Elphinstone was unfitted to cope with the increasingly grave situation.
Recommended Reading
"Lady Sale" by P MacRory 1958 ISBN 0208008306
"W. Bryden's Account" by P MacRory 1969
External Links
1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War Wikipedia
History of the War in Afghanistan Google Books
The Battle of Kabul and the Retreat to Gandamak BritishBattles.com
The Battle of Kabul 1842 BritishBattles.com
Map of Kabul Cantonment www.history.navy.mil
Historical Books on-line
The Kabul Insurrection of 1841-42 by Maj-Gen Sir Vincent Eyre 1879 (archive.org)
Refernces
- ↑ The Kabul Insurrection of 1841-42 Eyre's description
- ↑ ibid