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|date=5 April 1842 | |date=5 April 1842 | ||
| − | |location=[ | + | |location=[[Khyber Pass]], Pakistan/Afghanistan |
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.102179,71.121968&z=9&t=h&hl=en 34.102179°N 71.121968°E] | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.102179,71.121968&z=9&t=h&hl=en 34.102179°N 71.121968°E] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]<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]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA204&dq=Khyber&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA204,M1 Google Books - Gen Pollock's Despatch] | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]<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]<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>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khyber_Pass Wkipedia - Khyber Pass, Afghanistan] |
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Khyber Pass, Battle of]] | [[Category:1st Afghan War|Khyber Pass, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 15:52, 17 January 2009
| Forcing the Khyber Pass | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 1st Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 5 April 1842 | |
| Location: | Khyber Pass, Pakistan/Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.102179°N 71.121968°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various tribesmen | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen George Pollock | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War
Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan War
Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan
Google Books - Gen Pollock's Despatch
Wkipedia - Khyber Pass, Afghanistan
