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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 ...
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.
The Battle of Gandamak on 13 January 1842 was a defeat of British forces by Afghan tribesmen in the 1842 retreat from Kabul of General Elphinstone's army, during which the last survivors of the force—twenty officers and forty-five British soldiers of the 44th East Essex Regiment—were killed. [1]
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The siege of Kalat was a military campaign against the Khanate of Kalat led by the British during the First Anglo-Afghan War.. The fortress of Khelat, held by a Baluchi tribal chief, threatened communications with India through the Bolan Pass.
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 ...
This category contains historical battles fought as part of the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Pages in category "Battles of the First Anglo-Afghan War"