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== Garrison ==
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''Capt Lewis Brown''<br>
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*140 Rank and file of 5th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
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*One 12 pounder howitzer under Lieut D Erskine of the Artillery
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
  
 
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA112&dq=Brown+Kahun&as_brr=3&ei=wG7eSIqGNIyIjwG12NC9CA#PPA112,M1 Google Books - Relief column and battle at Nuffoosk Pass]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=c1YOAAAAQAAJ&dq=Captain+Lewis+Brown&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=rJ4PzRXNBl&sig=kLY3fdJOV9bBob3JuRb1R2f_YvY&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPP5,M1  Google Books - Captain Brown's Journal]
 
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA112&dq=Brown+Kahun&as_brr=3&ei=wG7eSIqGNIyIjwG12NC9CA#PPA112,M1 Google Books - Relief column and battle at Nuffoosk Pass]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=c1YOAAAAQAAJ&dq=Captain+Lewis+Brown&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=rJ4PzRXNBl&sig=kLY3fdJOV9bBob3JuRb1R2f_YvY&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPP5,M1  Google Books - Captain Brown's Journal]
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[[Category:Battles|Kahan, Siege of]]
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[[Category:1st Afghan War|Kahan, Siege of]]

Revision as of 17:31, 14 June 2009

Siege of Kahan
Part of 1st Afghan War 1839-42
Date: April-September 1840
Location: Kahan, Kohlu District, Baluchistan
Presidency: Bombay
Co-ordinates: 29.300004°N 68.901592°E
Result: British withdrawal
Combatants
British Marri tribes
Commanders
Capt Lewis Brown Dodah Khan
Strength
Casualties

Garrison

Capt Lewis Brown

  • 140 Rank and file of 5th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
  • One 12 pounder howitzer under Lieut D Erskine of the Artillery

External Links

Google Books - Relief column and battle at Nuffoosk Pass
Google Books - Captain Brown's Journal