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== Summary ==
On 8 January 1842 Mohammed Akbar Khan agreed to protect Elphinstone's army on a promise of 15,000 rupees. He also demanded Major Pottinger, Captain Lawrence and Captain Mackenzie as hostages to guarantee that General Sale would evacuate Jalalabad.This was agreed
== Hostages =='''8 January''''''9 January'''*Capt. Troup, Brigade-major Shah's Force*Lieut. Mein, 13th Light Infantry*Lieut. Waller, Mrs Waller and child*Lieut. Eyre and Mrs Eyre*Lady Macnaghten*Lady Sale*Mrs Sturt (Lady Sale's daughter)*Mrs Trevor and seven children*Mrs Smith*Mrs Burnes*Two soldiers' wives*Seymour Stoker (rescued from kidnap)
== Biographies ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/8/mode/2up/search/Akbar Mahommed Akbar Khan (1813?-1849)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/138/mode/1up William Elphinstone (1782-1842)]<br>
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/371/mode/1up Robert Sale (1782-1845)]<br>
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