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[[Category:Battles|Kabul Sept 1842, Battle of]]
[[Category:1st Afghan War|Kabul Sept 1842, Battle of]]
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|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War|1st Afghan War 1839-42]]
|date=15 September-12 October 1842
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan]
|presidency=[[Bengal]] not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.528456,69.171705&z=13&t=h&hl=en 34.528456°N 69.171705°E]
|result=British occupation
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Afghans
|commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101022478/ [George Pollock|Maj Gen George Pollock]]
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'''This was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>
'''For context see main article [[Withdrawal from Afghanistan]]'''
== Synopsis ==
General Pollock's army reached [[Kabul]] on 15 September and [[William Nott|General Nott]] arrived two days later. The [[Captivity of the Hostages|hostages]] reached freedom on 21 September and the last Afghan force was defeated at [[Battle of Istalif|Istalif]] on 29 September.
The British wanted to leave a mark of retribution on the city. They were persuaded to spare the fortress of the Balla Hissar but determined to destroy the grand bazaar. This was carried out on 9 & 10 October. The military intended to limit the destruction but were unable to prevent soldiers and camp followers from a frenzy of general pillage which left many ruined or dead and a large part of the city burned out. On 12 October the combined armies set out for [[Peshawar]].
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]Wikipedia<br>[http://www.somerseten.govwikipedia.ukorg/archiveswiki/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan WarBattle_of_Kabul_(1842) Battle of kabul]Wikipedia<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA267&dq=Cabool&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA267,M1 Google Books - Pollock arrives at Kabul]Google Books<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA279&dq=prisoners&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA280,M1 Google Books - Release of the Captives]Google Books<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA289&dq=Cabool+bazar&ei=lk5_SMYxp_SLAfWnnPoK#PPA289,M1 Google Books - Destruction of the Bazaar and Departure from Kabul on 12 October] Google Books ==== Historical books on-line ====[http://books.google.com/books?id=1m8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA368&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+But+it+was+still+necessary+that+some+mark&cd=1#v=onepage&q&f=false ''History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III (1841-1842)'' - Destruction of the Grand Bazaar] by John William Kaye Revised Edition (1858) [[Category:Battles|Kabul Sept 1842, Occupation of]][[Category:The Withdrawal from Afghanistan|Kabul Sept 1842, Occupation of]][[Category:1st Afghan War|Kabul Sept 1842, Occupation of]]
