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Battle of Jellalabad
1842 siege in the First Anglo-Afghan War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Jellalabad in 1842 was an Afghan siege of the isolated British outpost at Jellalabad (now Jalalabad), about 90 miles (140 km) east of Kabul during the First Anglo-Afghan War. The siege was lifted after five months when a British counterattack routed the Afghans, driving them back to Kabul.
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Battle of Jellalabad | |||||||
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Part of the First Anglo-Afghan War | |||||||
![]() The British troops (right) attack the Afghan line (illustration from a British book) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
![]() | Afghans and Ghilzai tribesmen | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() | Akbar Khan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
![]() | 5,000 tribal warriors | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
62 troops, including Colonel Dennie | Unknown, possibly heavy |
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