British moves in India risk entrenching Kabul intrigue
The dispatch describes Britain expanding forces in India by adding a 10th company to each regiment, boosting manpower by about 26,000. Shah Shuja’s allies in Cabul gain goodwill, Naib Mahomed Zeman Khan becomes Vizier, Ameer Dowla Lagharee rises, Akhbar Khan loses power yet holds hostages, Dost Mohammed is guarded amid fears of escape.
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L Frontier
India
Cabul
Shah Soojah
Newab Mahomed Zeman Khan
Ameer Dolla Lagharee
Ameer-un-Dowlsa
Akhbar Khan
Fexingees
Dost Mohammed
Shah Shooja-ool-Moolk
Pesala
Insurrection in Cabul and Retreat of British Troops
Reports detail the November uprising led by Akhbar Khan against Sir Alexander Burnes and British forces in Cabul. Attritional fighting, mutinies, sieges, and the disastrous January retreat unfold with mass hostages, Ghazee attacks, and heavy losses as Akhbar Khan pressures withdrawal while General Sale fortifies Jellalabad and Shah Shuja seeks safety.
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Conolly
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Cabul tragedy ends as British retreat confirms costly disaster
The Cabul campaign ends in a devastating British defeat with heavy losses. By January 9 the garrison at Cabul and Jellalabad faced treachery and a brutal retreat through snowbound terrain. Only a few officers and civilians survive or remain in Afghan hands amid support from Akhbar Khan’s factions.
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