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With the encouragement Captain Woodburn and 130 men were travelling from [[Kandahar]] to [[Kabul]] when, after passing [[Ghazni]], they were attacked by "swarms" of Yar Mahomed tribesmen. They took refuge in Herat Aktar Khan threw off his professed allegiance to Shah Shuja a small fort at Syadabad but were betrayed and threatened the garrison at Gereshkmassacred. Captain Woodburn was sent Only two sepoys lived to deal with carry the rebellion and defeated 6,000 Durrani tribesmen outside the fortresstale to Ghazni. == Field Detachment ==*5th Shah Shulah's Infantry*Detachment 1st Troop Horse Artillery under Lt G L Cooper*Detachment 1st Janbaz (Afghan Cavalry) under Lt G W G Golding*Detachment 2nd Janbaz (Afghan Cavalry) under Lt A H Ross

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Afghan Wars] Heritage History <br>[http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan War] Somerset Record Office <br>

[http://books.google.com/books?id=1m8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA123&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+A+detachment+of+130+men+under+Captain+Woodburn&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842)'' - Battle at Syedabad] by John William Kaye Revised Edition (1858)<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/memoirsandcorre00nottgoog#page/n378/mode/2up/search/Woodburn ''Memoirs and Corresponence of Major-General Sir William Nott GCB Vol I'' Thomas Palmer's account] by J H Stocqueler 1854 (archive.org)<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA153PA173&dq=Memorials+of+Affghanistan:+TheA+nextbody+of+proof100+onmen+recordunder+thatCapt.+theWoodburn,+disaffectionmarching&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Memorials of Affghanistan'' - Woodburn's accountDeath of Wodburn] by J H Stocqueler 1863 (Google Books)

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