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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=Brigadier+Shelton&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UFZEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA9&dq=Monteath+1841&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=hc0rSoOaCoTyzQTTy_WnBw#PPA9,M1 Action at Bootkhak] Google Books | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=Brigadier+Shelton&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=UFZEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA9&dq=Monteath+1841&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=hc0rSoOaCoTyzQTTy_WnBw#PPA9,M1 Action at Bootkhak] Google Books | ||
[[Category:General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad]] | [[Category:General Sale's March from Kabul to Jalalabad]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:55, 7 June 2009
| Action from Boothak to Khoord-Kabul | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42 | ||
| Date: | 10 October 1841 | |
| Location: | Botkhak, Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.499263°N 69.352971°E | |
| Result: | British checked | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Col. Monteath CB | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
| 35 Sepoys killed | ||
Field Force
- 35th Bengal Native Infantry under Col Monteath
- 100 Shah Shuja's Sappers under Capt G Broadfoot
- One squadron 5th Cavalry under Capt Oldfield
- Two guns of Capt Abbott's Battery under Lieut Dawes
External Links
Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Action at Bootkhak Google Books
