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[[Category:Battles|Ghazni 1839, Battle of]]

|partof=[[:Category:1st Afghan War 1839-42|1st Afghan War 1839-42]]

|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghazni [Ghazni]], [[Afghanistan]]

|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes garrison |commander1=[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101015207/ [John Keane|Lieut Gen Sir John Keane]]|commander2=[http://encommons.wikipediawikimedia.org/wiki/Dost_Mohammed_Khan Dost Mohammed File:Hyder_Khan_of_Ghazni_in_1939-42.jpg Ghulam Hyder Khan]

|casualties2=500 killed<br>1,600 prisoners

== Sir John Keane's Army =='''BritishThis was an event during the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>'''For context see main article [[4th HussarsInvasion of the HEIC Army]] now the Queen’s Royal Hussars<br>'''== Synopsis ==The Combined Army under [[John Keane|Sir John Keane]] set out for [[16th LancersKabul]] now the Queen’s Royal Lancers<br>from [[2nd Regiment of FootKandahar]] now the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment<br>and reached [[13th Regiment of FootGhazni]]on 21 July 1839. At three o'clock in the morning on 23 July a firing party led by [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101008307/ Lt Henry Durand] now blew in the Somersey & Cornwall Light Infantry<br>Kabul Gate of the Ghazni fortress. Storming parties led by [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101007501/ Col William Dennie] and [[17th Regiment of FootRobert Sale|Brig Robert Sale]], Royal Anglian Regiment (disbanded)<br>took the city then captured the citadel.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghuznee_Medal Ghuznee Medal] was awarded to those taking part in the attack. == Storming Forces ==<div style="column-count:2;-moz-column-count:2;-webkit-column-count:2">*[[4th Hussars|4th (The Queen's Own) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons]]*[[16th Lancers|16th (The Queen''Indian'''<br>s) Regiment of (Light) Dragoons (Lancers)]]*[[2nd Regiment of Foot]]*[[13th Regiment of Foot]]*[[17th Regiment of Foot]]*[[2nd Bengal Light Cavalry<br>]]*[[3rd Bengal Light Cavalry<br>]]*[[3rd Bengal Cavalry|3rd Skinner’s Horse<br>]]*[[31st Lancers<br>]]*[[Poona Horse|34th Poona Horse<br>3rd Sappers and Miners<br>]]*[[Shah Shuja-ul-Mulk|Shah Shujah’s ]] Regiment<br>*[[1st Bengal Fusiliers (European Regiment) later the Munster Fusiliers<br>|1st Bengal European Regiment]]*[[16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|16th Bengal Native Infantry<br>]]*[[48th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|48th Bengal Native Infantry<br>]]*[[31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|31st Bengal Native Infantry<br>]]*[[42nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|42nd Bengal Native Infantry<br>]]*[[43rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry<br>|43rd Bengal Native Infantry]]*[[2nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry|2nd Bengal Native Infantry<br>]]*[[27th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry<br>|27th Bengal Native Infantry]]*[[119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment)|19th Bombay Infantry later ]]*2nd Company, [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]*3rd Company, [[Bengal Sappers and Miners]]*1st Company, [[Bombay Sappers and Miners]]</div> == Biographies ==Entries in the 119th Multan RegimentDictionary of Indian Biography 1906:<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/116/mode/2up William Dennie (1785?-1842)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/127/mode/1up/search/Durand Henry Durand (1812-1871)]<br>[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/371/mode/1up Robert Sale (1782-1845)]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Anglo-Afghan_War Wikipedia - 1st Afghan War]Wikipedia<br>*[http://www.heritage-history.com/www/heritage.php?Dir=wars&FileName=wars_afghan.php Heritage History - Afghan Wars]Heritage History<br>*[http://wwwen.somersetwikipedia.gov.ukorg/archiveswiki/sli/1afghan.htm Somerset Record Office - 1st Afghan WarBattle_of_Ghazni Battle of Ghazni]Wikipedia<br>*[httphttps://books.google.cocom.ukau/books?id=IBEWAAAAMAAJCOwRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PAi&dqPA3#v=Brigadier+Sheltononepage&as_brr=1q&eif=AFrOR-P0DJXOywT8goiwBQ#PPR1,M1 false Engineer Operations] Google Books - History of the War in Afghanistan]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ghazni Wikipedia - Battle of Ghazni]<br>*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wRENAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA357&dq=Ghuznee&ei=RkxySKiLIoeusgOG3KyqBg#PPA357,M1 Google Books - Capture of Ghazni]Google Books<br>*[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india14_1.html 2nd Foot at Ghazni] queensroyalsurreys.org.uk<br>*[http://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/ghuznee.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Ghuznee]BritishBattles.com [[Category:1st Afghan War 1839-42|Ghazni 1839, Battle Storming of]][[Category:Invasion ofthe HEIC Army]]