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{{Battlemap|war=General Nott at Kandahar|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=p&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.00046beb6e217867696a0&ll=32.463426,68.69751&spn=6.671822,9.140625&z=7}}
'''This article is part of the [[1st Afghan War]]'''<br>
== 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.
