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Battle of Jellalabad

Battle of Jellalabad was a siege conducted on 12 November 1841 at Jalalabad, in what is now Afghanistan; it lasted 5 months. It was part of First Anglo-Afghan War, which ran from 1839 to 1842. The recorded result: British Victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against Unknown.

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British troops (right) charge the Afghan line (left) at the 1842 Battle of Jellalabad
British troops (right) charge the Afghan line (left) at the 1842 Battle of Jellalabad. Alfred Pearse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 November 1841lasted 5 months
WhereJalalabad, Afghanistan34.430N, 70.453E
OutcomeBritish Victory
BelligerentsBritish Empire; 23px East India Companyagainst12px Emirate of Kabul
Part ofFirst Anglo-Afghan War1839 to 1842

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Record

Date12 November 1841
to 13 April 1842
PlaceJalalabad, Afghanistan
34.430N, 70.453E
KindSiege, nineteenth century
Strength5,000Unknown
Commanders
  • Sir Robert Sale
  • Wazir Akbar Khan
Battle of JellalabadBattle of JellalabadSiege of Jalalabad1842 retreat from KabulSiege of Kunar KhasBattle of Ali MasjidBattle of Maravar Pass1842 retreat from KabulSiege of Kunar KhasBattle of Ali MasjidBattle of Maravar PassKabulPeshawarGardizCharikarKohatParachinarBaraki Barak100 km34.430N, 70.453E
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Battle of Jellalabad is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 74 in present-day Afghanistan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815136, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jalalabad (1842), revision 1379779048, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.