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Lt-Col Wymer was dispatched to clear dissidents from the surrounding countryside and on 25 March his force was attacked near [[Battle of Baba Wullee 1842|Baba Wullee]]. The Durranis were defeated again. Then came news that on 6 March [[Siege of Ghazni|Ghazni had been captured]] and all but 10 officers killed. This gave the Durranis fresh encouragement and they sent a contingent south to join Mahomed Sadig who was opposing the advance of Brigadier England from Quetta with reinforcements. England suffered a defeat at the [[Battle of Hykulzye]] on 28 March and Nott was obliged to send Wymer with three regiments to meet him at the Kojak Pass before he managed to proceed to Kandahar which was reached on 10 May.
On 19 April Lord Ellenborough, who had succeeded Lord Auckland as Governor-General, wrote to Nott ordering him to withdraw from Kandaharto Sind via Quetta. Nott sent to Quetta for baggage animals to transport the army and on 19 May Wymer was sent out dispatched to relieve [[Siege of Khelat-i-Ghilzai|Khelat-i-Ghilzie]] so that the garrison could withdraw. By the time of his arrival, however, the besieging force had been defeated by Capt. Craigie.
On 22 July a further letter arrived from the Governor-General dated 4 July giving Nott the option to withdraw either north or south. He determined to go north to meet General Pollock in Kabul while Maj-Gen England was to take a smaller part of the force to Quetta. The occupying army moved out of the city on 7 August and the two contingents set out on 9 August 1842.
== Garrison ==
