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The First Anglo-Afghan War (Pashto: ده انګريز افغان اولني جګړه) was fought between the British Empire and the Emirate of Kabul from 1838 to 1842. The British initially successfully invaded the country taking sides in a succession dispute between emir Dost Mohammad Khan and former King Shah Shujah (), whom they reinstalled upon occupying Kabul in August 1839.
Wazir Akbar Khan was militarily active in the First Anglo-Afghan War, which lasted from 1839 to 1842. He is prominent for his leadership of the national party in Kabul from 1841 to 1842, and his massacre of Elphinstone's army at the Gandamak pass before the only survivor, the assistant surgeon William Brydon , reached the besieged garrison at ...
First Anglo-Afghan War 1842 retreat from Kabul ( POW ) Colonel John Shelton (1790/91 – 13 May 1845) was an officer of the British Army who commanded the 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot during the First Anglo-Afghan War and was second-in-command to Major General Sir William Elphinstone .
The 1842 retreat from Kabul was the retreat of the British and East India Company forces from Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War. [4] An uprising in Kabul forced the then-commander, Major-General William Elphinstone, to fall back to the British garrison at Jalalabad.
Anglo−Afghan Wars, wars conducted by British India in Afghanistan First Anglo−Afghan War (1839–1842) Second Anglo−Afghan War (1878–1880) Third Anglo−Afghan War (1919) Panjdeh incident (1885), an incursion into Afghanistan by the Russian Empire during the era of the "Great Game" Afghan Civil War (1928–1929), revolts by the Shinwari ...
The Parwan Campaign took place from October–November 1840, as a result of Dost Mohammad Khan's rebellion against Shah Shuja and the British backed regime. The Parwan campaign had over 13 battles, with each and every one of them ending in an Afghan victory, including a final confrontation at Parwan Darra with Robert Sale.
Anglo-Afghan Wars may refer to: Expedition of Shah Shujah Durrani (1833–1834) First Anglo-Afghan War (1838–1842) Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1880) Hazara Expedition (1888) Chitral Expedition (1895) Tochi Expedition (1897–98) Mohmand campaign, Siege of Malakand & Tirah Campaign (1897–1898) Operations against the Mohmands, Bunerwals ...
The Afghan Turkestan Campaign of 1838-39 began in the winter of 1838 and ended in March 1839. The campaign was sent as a result of the tyranny of the Kunduz Khanate 's ruler, Murad Beg . It was also launched for reasons such as additional revenue gain and tribute from many of the Uzbek states present in the region, including an attempt at ...