Battle of Mamoo Khail

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Battle of Mamoo Khail
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 24 August 1842
Location: Mamoo Khail, Gandamak, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.422815°N 69.988121°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British & Indians Ghilzai tribesmen
Commanders
Maj Gen George Pollock Hadji Ali
Khyrollah Khan
Strength
Casualties
7 killed and about 50 wounded

Synopsis

Pollock and his army arrived at Gundamak form Jalalabad on 23 August. The next day they encountered a force of Ooloo tribesmen at Mammoo Khail about two miles away. They drove the enemy from the nearby heights and captured the surrounding forts and villages.


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