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== Tungee Tareekee PassSummary==January 10.--At break This was the fifth day of day all was again confusion, every onehurrying to the front, and dreading above all things [[Retreat from Kabul to be left in therearGandamak]]. The Europeans were the only efficient advance guard consisting of 100 men left, of HM 44th Regiment and 50 troopers of the Hindostaneeshaving suffered so severely from the frost in their hands and feet, thatfew could hold 5th Cavalry proceeded a musket, much less pull couple of miles to a triggernarrow gorge between two hills. The enemy hadoccupied Afghans on the heights opened fire on the rocks above main column and the gorge, dead and thence poured a destructive fireupon dying choked the column as it slowly advanced. Fresh numbers fell at everyvolleygorge. The sepoys, unable to use threw away their arms, cast them away, weapons and, fled along withthe camp followers, fled for their lives. "The Affghans now rushed down upon their helpless andunresisting victims sword in hand, and a general A massacre tookplace. The last small remnant followed which destroyed the remnants of the native infantry Native Infantry regimentswere here scattered and destroyed; and the . The public treasure,with all the remaining baggage, fell into and the hands remains of theenemybaggage were lost. Meanwhile, the The advance, after pushing through the Tungeewith great loss, had guard reached KubburKabar-i-Jubbar, about five milesa-head, without more opposition. Here they halted to enable therear to join, Jabar and waited but, from the few stragglers who from time totime came up, the astounding truth was brought to light, thatof all who had that morning marched from Khoord-Cabul they werealmost the sole survivors, nearly the whole greater part of the main andrear columns having had been cut off and destroyed. About Now only 50horse-artillerymen, Horse Artillerymen with one twelvea 12-pounder howitzer, 70 75 filesH.M.'s of HM 44th, Regiment and 150 cavalry troopers, now composed were left with the wholeCabul force; but, notwithstanding the slaughter and dispersionthat had taken place, remnant of the camp-followers still formed aconsiderable body."<br>[http://www.ihaystack.com/authors/v/various/00013062_blackwoods_edinburgh_magazine_no_cccxxviii_february_/00013062_english_ascii_p013.htm Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine 1843]