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== Synopsis ==When '''Sir John Keane''' entered [[Afghanistan]] with the invading army '''William Nott''' was left in command at [[Quetta]]. After Shah Shuja had been installed at [[Kabul]] the Combined Army withdrew. The Bengal Force went via the [[Khyber Pass]] leaving a garrison at [[Jalalabad]] and the Bombay Force moved south leaving garrisons at [[Ghazni]] and [[Kandahar]]. General Nott was given command of the Kandahar occupying forces and he took post there on 13 November 1839. '''Major Henry Rawlinson''' was appointed political officer.1840 ====

Aktar Khan continued to foment rebellion amongst the Durrani tribesmen in Helmabnd Province despite professing loyalty to '''[[Shah ShujahShuja-ul-Mulk |Shah Shuja]]'''. He threatened the garrison at Gereshk and Nott had to send detachments to counter his attacks. There were successful actions at [[Battle before Girishk|Gereshk]], [[Action at Karootoo|Karootoo]] and [[Battle of Khawind|Khawind]] in July and August 1841.

General Nott led a large contingent north east from Kandahar into the districts of Zemindaur, Tireen and Derawut in September. Akram Khan was captured and sent to Kabul where he was executed.<ref>Death of Akram Khan. [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9MVFAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA281&dq=Outline+of+the+operations+of+the+British+troops+in+Scinde+and+Afghanistan+Lieutenant+Conolly+with+a+small+party&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''Outline of the operations of the British troops in Scinde and Afghanistan'' by Geo Buist (1893) ] </ref> The show of force seemed to subdue the tribes and he Nott returned on 1 November. While he was away Kandahar was reinforced by the arrival of the 40th Foot and on 2 November he reviewed the whole garrison of 5,000 fighting men.

A letter from headquarters with news of the [[Kabul Uprising]] requested Nott to send the three regiments to reinforce the capital. They were dispatched under Colonel Maclaren on 17 November. The [[Siege of Ghazni]] began on 20 November and communication north was cut. Colonel Maclaren turned back in the face of extreme weather<ref>Disputed by some sources. [http://books.google.com/books?id=5NANAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA395&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+On+the+8th+of+December+Maclaren's+brigade&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''History of the War in Afghanistan Vol II (1841-1842)'' by John William Kaye (1851) ] </ref> and reached Kandahar again on 8 December. Nott and his garrison remained bottled up until the end of the year. During On 27 December two regiments of Shah Shujah's Afghan cavalry ordered ([[Mutiny of the Janbaz|Janbaz]]) mutinied. Two days later Prince Sufder Jung, son of Shah Shujah, fled Kandahar and joined Atta Mahomed.==== 1842 ====Major Rawlinson tried unsuccessfully to persuade General Nott to send an expedition after the Prince and Atta Mahomed who were at Dehli, forty miles from Kandahar. Nott judged it too great a risk in winter weather but, when the rebels approached within 12 miles of the city, he defeated them at the [[Battle of Killu-l-Shah]] on 12 January 1842. A period of quiet ensued. Though the Durranis continued to hover around Kandahar, winter discouraged both sides from action. Attacks on foragers and seizure of baggage animals began to move increase and by March General Nott felt it time to quarters outside take the offensive. Major Rawlinson cleared the city of possible troublemakers - some 1,000 families and Nott set out leaving a minimum garrison under Major Lane. The Afghans drew him away however before doubling in his rear to attack the city on the night of 10 March. A desperate defence eventually repulsed the [[Attack on Kandahar]]. Meanwhile the [[Siege of Khelat-i-Ghilzai]] had begun. Lt-Col Wymer was dispatched to clear dissidents from the surrounding countryside and on 25 March his force was attacked their British 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 made off they sent a contingent south to join Mahomed Sadig who was opposing the advance of Brigadier England from Quetta with ammunition reinforcements. England suffered a defeat at the [[Battle of Hykulzye]] on 28 March and treasureNott 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 Kandahar to Sind via Quetta. They were pursued Nott sent to Quetta for baggage animals to transport the army and many on 19 May Wymer was 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 [[George Pollock|General Pollock]] in Kabul while Maj-Gen England was to take a smaller part of them cut downthe force to Quetta. The occupying army moved out of the city on 7 August and the two contingents set out on 9 August 1842.  == Related articles ==For further details of events during this period see the following articles{||[[Battle of Tazee]]|16 May 1840|-|[[Battle of Asseer Eelmee]]|29 May 1841|-|[[Battle before Girishk]]|3 July 1841|-|[[Action at Karootoo]]|5 August 1841|-|[[Battle of Khawind]]|17 August 1841|-|[[Battle at Syadabad]]|2 November 1841|-|[[Siege of Ghazni]]|20 November 1841 - 6 March 1842|-|[[Mutiny of the Janbaz]]|27 December 1841|-|[[Battle of Killu-l-Shah]]| 12 January 1842|-|[[Siege of Khelat-i-Ghilzai]]|9 March-21 May 1842|-|[[Attack on Kandahar]]|10 March 1842|-|[[Battle of Baba Wullee 1842|Battle of Baba Wullee]]| 25 March 1842|-|[[Action at Kandahar]]|29 May 1842|}

[http://wwwbooks.somersetgoogle.govco.uk/archives/sli/1afghan.htm 1st Afghan books?id=dOQ9DDbgEFwC&pg=PA71&dq=A+Memoir+of+Major-General+Sir+Henry+Creswicke+Rawlinson+The+great+Affghan+War+broke+out+in+1839&as_brr=3&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false A Memoir of Major-General Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson - Life during the great Affghan War1839-1842] Somerset Record Office<br>Google Books

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