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|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Ghilzai tribesmen
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101022478/ [George Pollock|Maj Gen George Pollock]]
|commander2=Hadji Ali<br>Khyrollah Khan
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=7 killed and about 50 wounded
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>
'''For context see main article [[The Army of Retribution March to Kabul]]'''
== Synopsis ==
Pollock and his army arrived at [[Gundamak]] from [[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.
== Field Force ==
*One squadron of [[5th Bengal Light Cavalry|5th Light Cavalry]]
*One squadron of [[10th Bengal Light Cavalry|10th Light Cavalry]]
*No 6 Light Field Battery
*Five coys [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]
*[[9th Regiment of Foot|HM 9th Foot]]
*[[26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|26th Native Infantry]]
*[[60th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|60th Native Infantry]]
*Broadfoot's Sappers
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]Wikipedia<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]Google Books<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA245&dq=Mammoo%20Khail&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA245,M1 Google Books - Gen Pollock's Despatch]Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA568&dq=Mammoo%20Khail&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPA568,M1 Google Books - Battle at Mammoo Khail] Google Books
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Mamoo Khail, Battle of]]
[[Category:The Army of Retribution March to Kabul|Mamoo Khail, Battle of]]
