Kabul Uprisings (1841)

The Kabul Uprisings was several uprisings led by the Kohistani Tajiks and their chiefs notably Mir Masjidi Khan and his brother Mir darwish Khan. It was one of the first major uprisings against the British during the first Anglo-afghan war and it resulted in a victory for the Kohistanis thus an Afghan victory[1][2]

Kabul Uprisings
Part of First Anglo-Afghan War
Date1840-1841
Location
Kabul and surrounding areas.
Result Afghan victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown 500+ deaths

Uprising of Tutam Darra

Uprising of Tutam Darra was a small conflict in 1840 when the Kohistani tribesmen of Ghorband, Parwan rose up against Robert Sale. Robert sale marched down to Tutamdarra and meet the Kohistani forces led by their chief Ali Khan Tutamdarraiy. A battle insured and the forces of Ali khan became victorius. Robert Sale retreated back to Kabul where he meet up with Shah Shuja Durrani.[3]

Loss of the Commissariat Fort

The Loss of Commissariat fort was a small battle between the Kohistanis led by their chief Mir Masjidi and the British who had an army of 100 soldiers and they were led by John Shelton.

Commissariat fort or Sherpur Cantonment had inexplicably the supplies for the British and by losing the fort they lost a large amount of supplies to the Kohistanis and it was a major blow to their hopes of quelling the insurrection.[4]

Siege of Charikar

One of the first major sieges of the first Anglo-Afghan war was at Charikar where the armies of John Haughton and Captain Cristopher consisting of 740 men meet the army of Mir Masjidi Khan. The Siege lasted for 9 days and it became a victory for the Kohistanis. The British suffered a heavy casualty and retreated back to their main base at Laghman.

The siege started with the British incirclement of Charikar fort. They had incircled Charikar fort with only 7 days of food supplies. Mid siege their water supplies were cut off by the Kohistanis and they made a last attempt to take charikar fort but suffered a heavy defeat and were forced to retreat.[5][6][7]

Storming of Rika-bashi fort

Storming of Rika-bashi fort was a battle between John shelton and the Kohistanis of Kabul nowadays called Kohdamanis. It resulted in a victory for the British but with major losses numbering about 100.[8]

Battle of Bemaru

The battle of Bemaru was a battle between the Indian and British forces of John Shelton and the Kohistani forces of Mir Masjidi Khan. It resulted in a victory for the Kohistanis with heavy casualties on the British side.[9]

References
  1. Buckland, Charles Edward (1906). Dictionary of Indian biography. Robarts - University of Toronto. London S. Sonnenschein.
  2. Vincent Eyre (1879). The Kabul insurrection of 1841-42, ed. by G.B. Malleson. Oxford University.
  3. House.), Edward Thornton (of the East India (1844). Gazetteer of the Countries Adjacent to India on the North-West.
  4. "Q", Deutschsprachige Theater-Journale / German-Language Theater Journals (1772–1918), Hollitzer Verlag, p. 379, 2022-11-28, doi:10.2307/j.ctv3405pvm.22, ISBN 978-3-99094-058-7, retrieved 2023-06-28
  5. Jalali, Ali Ahmad (2017-03-17). A Military History of Afghanistan: From the Great Game to the Global War on Terror. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-2407-2.
  6. Dalrymple, William (2013-04-16). Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-95829-7.
  7. Sykes, Percy (2014-07-10). History of Afghanistan. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-84587-4.
  8. Vincent Eyre (1879). The Kabul insurrection of 1841-42, ed. by G.B. Malleson. Oxford University.
  9. Vincent Eyre (1879). The Kabul insurrection of 1841-42, ed. by G.B. Malleson. Oxford University.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.