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|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101022478/ [George Pollock|Maj Gen George Pollock]]

|casualties1=14 killed<br>102 wounded<br>15 missing|casualties2=300 killed<br>700 wounded

'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>'''For context see main article [[The Army of Retribution March to Kabul]]'''== Synopsis =='''General George Pollock's '' finally completed preparations and marched from [[Jamrud]] on 5 April. Negotiations to bribe the tribes to allow passage through the [[Khyber Pass]] had failed and there was no alternative but armed assault. The general detailed the left and right wings of his force to crown the heights on either side of the pass. This they did successfully preventing the Afridi tribesmen from attacking the main body of the army. Once the heights were won the main force was able to demolish the great barrier of mud, stones and tree branches which blocked the pass. The force moved forward to [[Ali Masjid]], which the enemy had evacuated, and camped the night. Little opposition was encountered from that point until [[Jalalabad]] was reached on 14 April. == The Army of Retribution ==

''Lieut-Col Moseley commanding''*Two Coys HM [[9th Regiment of Foot]]<br>*Four Coys [[26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|26th Bengal Native Infantry<br>]]*200 Jezailchees under Maj Huish, 26th NI<br>*Seven Coys [[53rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry |53rd Native Infantry]] under Maj Hoggan<br>*Three Coys [[60th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|60th Native Infantry ]] under Capt Napleton<br>*Four & a half Coys [[64th Bengal Native Infantry under Col Moseley<br>]]*One & a half Coys HM [[9th Regiment of Foot under Col Moseley<br>]] *Torabaz Khan’s auxiliaries<br>

''Advance Rear Guard under Brigadier Wild''<br>Grenadier Coy 9th Queen’s Regiment<br>*Foot Artillery 3 guns*[[10th Bengal Light Cavalry|10th Light Cavalry]]*Two Ressalahs Irregular Horse*Two Squadrons [[3rd (Prince of Wales') Dragoon Guards|3rd Dragoons]]One Coy 26th Native Infantry<br>*Horse Artillery 2 guns*Three Coys 30th [[60th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry<br>Two Coys 33rd |60th Native Infantry under Maj Barnewell, ]]*One Coy HM [[9thRegiment of Foot]]<br>

''Main Body'Right Column (to crown the heights)'''<br>Sappers & Miners<br>''Lieut-Col Taylor, 9th Foot commanding''Horse Artillery 4 guns<br>*Two Coys [[9th Regiment of Foot]]Mountain Train 2 guns<br>*Four Coys [[26th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|26th Native Infantry]]*400 Jezailchees under Co Taylor, 9th Foot Artillery 3 guns<br>Two Squadrons 3rd Dragoons<br>*Seven Coys [[30th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|30th Native Infantry]] under Maj Payne*Three Coys [[60th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|60th Native Infantry]] under Capt Riddle*Four Coys [[64th Bengal Native Infantry]] under Maj Anderson*Details of Broadfoot’s SappersTreasure *One & ammunition on camels<br>a half Coys HM [[9th Regiment of Foot]] under Maj DavisOne Squadron 1st Native Cavalry<br>*Torabaz Khan’s auxiliaries

Two Coys 53rd Native Infantry<br>== Biographies ==Commissariat storesEntries in the Dictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br>One Squadron 1st Native Cavalry[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/339/mode/1up George Pollock (1786-1872)]<br>

One Ressalah irregular Horse<br>== External Links == Baggage & camp followers<br>Ammunition<br>Litters & camel*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-panniers for the sick<br>Afghan_War 1st Afghan War] WikipediaOne Squadron 1st Native Cavalry<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Khyber Pass, Afghanistan] Wikipedia

''Rear Guard''<br>== Historical books on-line ==Foot Artillery *[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KdQWAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA84&dq=Pollock+Afghanistan&as_brr=3 guns&ei=QXmlSe_kGpD4MercrIQO#PPA84,M1 Forcing the Pass] Google Books<br>10th Light Cavalry*[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA204&dq=Khyber&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA204,M1 Gen Pollock's Despatch] Google Books<br>Two Ressalahs Irregular Horse*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA203&dq=Memorials+of+Affghanistan:+From+causes+to+this+moment+unexplained,&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Memorials of Affghanistan'' - Forcing the Khyber Pass] by J H Stocqueler 1863 (Google Books)<br>Two Squadrons 3rd Dragoons<br>Horse Artillery 2 guns<br>Three Coys 60th Native Infantry<br>One Coy HM 9th Foot<br>*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KdQWAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA88&dq=History+of+the+War+in+Afghanistan+Early+on+the+morning+of+the+5th+April,+General&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842)'' - The Forcing of the Khybur] by John William Kaye Revised Edition (1858)

== External Links ==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]<br>[httpCategory://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War]<br>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KdQWAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA84&dq=Pollock+Afghanistan&as_brr=3&ei=QXmlSe_kGpD4MercrIQO#PPA84|Khyber Pass,M1 Google Books - Forcing the Pass]<br>][http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA204&dq=Khyber&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA204,M1 Google Books - Gen Pollock's Despatch]<br>[httpCategory://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Wkipedia - The Army of Retribution March to Kabul|Khyber Pass, AfghanistanForcing the]][[Category:1st Afghan War 1839-42Battles|Khyber Pass, Battle ofForcing the]]