Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort

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Occupation of Ali Masjid Fort
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: 27 July 1839
Location: Ali Masjid, Khyber Pass, NWF
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.028338°N 71.262046°E
Result: British occupation
Combatants
British, Afghan levies & Sikhs Afghan army
Commanders
Lt-Col Claude Wade
Shahzadeh Muhammad Timur
Mohammad Akbar Khan
Strength
11,000
Casualties
Ali Musjid Fort

This was the only action during Wade's Expedition to Kabul

Wade's Expeditionary Force

  • 380 Company troops
  • 4,000 Shahzadeh Timur's Afghan levies
  • 6,000 Nao Nahal Singh's Sikh troops

External Links

1st Afghan War Wikipedia
Seizure of Ali Masjid Fort Google Books
View of fort Wikimedia Commons.