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|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes
|commander1=Capt Delamain<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Nott [William Nott|General Sir William Nott]]
|commander2=Shumshoodeen Khan (Shams ud din)
|strength1=
'''For context see main article [[Withdrawal from Afghanistan]]'''
== Synopsis ==
General Nott's army was encamped and forage for horses was being collected. When a rumour started that grasscutters had been attacked, Capt Delamain , [[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|3rd Bombay Light Cavalry]], took off with a party of cavalry. The rumour proved false but Delamain was abushed by Afghan infantry and cavalry. He suffered casualties and was forced to retreat in confusion. General Nott carried out reprisals against a nearby village. == Delamain's Force ==*160 sabres [[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|3rd Bombay Light Cavalry]]*350 sabres Christie's Horse*150 sabres [[Skinner's Horse]] under Capt Haldane == Named casualties ==*Captain Bury, 3rd Bombay Cavalry, killed*Captain Reeves, 3rd Bombay Cavalry, killed*Captain Ravenscroft, 3rd Bombay Cavalry, wounded*Lieutenant M'Kenzie, 3rd Bombay Cavalry, wounded*Lieutenant Chamberlain, Irregular Cavalry, wounded
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dq=Brigadier+Shelton&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 History of the War in Afghanistan] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA597&dq=Mookoor&as_brr=1&ei=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPA597,M1 Action at Mookoor] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=VyEYAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA37&dq=Haldane+Skinner's+Horse&as_brr=3&cd=4#v=onepage&q=Haldane%20Skinner's%20Horse&f=false Asiatic Journal article] Google BOOKS<BR>
[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020372/ Maj Gen Sir William Nott] ODNB
