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== Tungee Tareekee Pass==January 10Akbar Khan proposed that the remaining troops lay down their arms and put themselves under his protection.--At break of day all was again confusion, every onehurrying As this meant leaving the camp followers to the fronttheir fate, and dreading above all things to be left in therearGen Elphinstone refused. The Europeans were the only efficient men left, the Hindostaneeshaving suffered so severely from desperate march resumed for another 5 miles until they reached the frost in their hands Huft Kotal and feet, thatfew could hold a musket, much less pull descent through a triggernarrow defile. The enemy hadoccupied Brigadier Shelton commanded the rocks above the gorge, and thence poured a destructive rearguard under heavy fireupon the column as it slowly advancedwhich took many more lives. Fresh numbers fell The Tezin valley was reached at everyvolley. The sepoys, unable to use their arms, cast them away, and, withthe followers, fled for their lives4 pm.
"The Affghans now rushed down upon their helpless andunresisting victims sword in hand, and a general massacre tookplace. The last small remnant All hope of the native infantry regimentswere here scattered and destroyed; assistance from Akbar Khan was given up and the public treasure,with all General determined to make an overnight dash for Jugdulluk some 24 miles away. Starting at 7 pm they made the remaining baggage, fell into the hands of theenemy7 miles to Seh Baba without serious opposition. Meanwhile, the advanceFrom then on, after pushing through the Tungeewith great lossBarik-ab, had heavy fire was encountered until they reached KubburKattar Sang at 8 am. They were still 10 miles short of Jugdulluk. == Named casualties ==*Maj. Swayne -ikilled*Capt. Miles -Jubbar, about five mileskilleda*Lieut. Deas -head, without more oppositionkilled*Lieut. Here they halted to enable theAlexander - killedrear to join, but, from the few stragglers who from time to*Lieut. Warren - killedtime came up, the astounding truth was brought to light, that*Lieut Tombs - woundedof all who had that morning marched from Khoord*Capt Hopkins -Cabul they werearm broken by a musket ballalmost the sole survivors*Maj. Ewart, nearly the whole of the main andcommanding 54th Native Infantry - both arms broken by bulletsrear columns having been cut off and destroyed*Lieut. About 50Morrieson, adjutant 54th BNI - woundedhorse-artillerymen*Lieut. Weaver, with one twelve54th BNI -pounder howitzer, 70 filesslightly woundedH*Lieut.M.'s 44th, Melville - seriously wounded and 150 cavalry troopers, now composed the wholesent over to Akbar KhanCabul force; but, notwithstanding the slaughter and dispersionthat had taken place, the camp-followers still formed a== Spelling Variants ==considerable body."Modern name: Not found<br>[httpVariants:Tunghi Tarika//www.ihaystack.com/authors/v/various/00013062_blackwoods_edinburgh_magazine_no_cccxxviii_february_/00013062_english_ascii_p013.htm Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine 1843]Tungee Tareekee<br>
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>
'''For context see main article [[Retreat from Kabul to Gundamak]]'''
==Tunghi Tarika to Kattar Sang==
This was the fifth day of the [[Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak]]. The advance guard consisting of 100 men of HM 44th Regiment and 50 troopers of the 5th Cavalry proceeded a couple of miles to Tunghi Tarika, a narrow gorge between two hills. The Afghans on the heights opened fire on the main column and dead and dying choked the gorge. The sepoys threw away their weapons and fled along with the camp followers. A massacre followed which destroyed the remnants of the Native Infantry regiments. The public treasure and the remains of the baggage were lost. The advance guard reached Kabar-i-Jabar five miles ahead and waited but the greater part of the main and rear columns had been cut off and destroyed. Now only 50 Horse Artillerymen with a 12-pounder, 75 files of HM 44th Regiment and 150 cavalry troopers were left with the remnant of the camp followers.
== 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://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/kabul-gandamak.htm British Battles - Retreat to Gandamak]British Battles<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uXYIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA253&dq=A+journal+of+the+disasters+in+Affghanistan+No+sooner+was+it+light+than&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Lady Sale's account] Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=7HiD3uJ6-wsC&pg=PA263&dq=Tungee&as_brr=1&ei=21fOR-7VOoTIyATttqWwBQ#PPA263,M1 Google Books - Action in the Tungee Tareekee Pass]Google Books<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ViEYAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA279&dq=Tunghee%20Turreeke+1842&as_brr=3&ei=zw16SaWRBJGoM86ywbcE#PRA1-PA280,M1 Google Books - Casualties in the Tungee Turreekee Pass]Google Books<br>==== Historical books on-line ====[http://www.archive.org/stream/kabulinsurrecti00eyregoog#page/n294/mode/2up ''The Kabul insurrection of 1841-42, ed. by G.B. Malleson 1879'' - Action at Tangi] www.archive.org
[[Category:Battles|Tunghi Tarika, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Tunghi Tarika, Battle of]]
[[Category:Retreat from Kabul to Gandamak|Tunghi]]
