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'''For context see main article [[General Nott at Kandahar]]'''
== Synopsis ==
With the encouragement of Yar Mahomed in Herat Aktar Khan threw off his professed allegiance to [[Shah Shuja -ul-Mulk |Shah Shuja]] and threatened the garrison at Gereshk. Captain Woodburn was sent to deal with the rebellion and defeated 6,000 Durrani tribesmen outside the fortress.
== Field Detachment ==