First Anglo-Afghan War

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The First Anglo-Afghan War was a 19th-century conflict (1839–1842) in which the British Empire attempted and disastrously failed to impose a puppet regime in Afghanistan, culminating in a notorious retreat from Kabul.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century conflict
war
aftermath British reassessment of policy in Afghanistan
temporary British withdrawal from deep involvement in Afghan affairs
alsoKnownAs First Anglo-Afghan War
surface form: First Afghan War
belligerent British Empire
Durrani Empire
British East India Company
surface form: East India Company

Emirate of Afghanistan
cause British desire to establish a friendly buffer state in Afghanistan
British fears of Russian influence in Central Asia
characterizedBy attempt to impose a puppet regime in Afghanistan
guerrilla resistance by Afghan forces
harsh winter retreat through mountain passes
occupation of Kabul by British-led forces
commander Akbar Khan
Dost Mohammad Khan
George Pollock
John Keane
William Elphinstone
conflictType colonial war
endDate 1842
followedBy Second Anglo-Afghan War
historicalPeriod British Raj era in India
involved Bengal Army
surface form: Bengal Army of the East India Company

Bombay Army
surface form: Bombay Army of the East India Company
location Afghanistan
notableEvent Gandamak
surface form: Battle of Gandamak

Battle of Ghazni (1839)
Battle of Kabul 1842
surface form: Battle of Kabul (1842)

British occupation of Kabul
Siege of Jalalabad
massacre in the Khyber Pass
massacre of Elphinstone's army
retreat from Kabul
opponent Afghan tribesmen
Dost Mohammad Khan
partOf Great Game
precededBy British embassies
surface form: British diplomatic missions to Kabul
result British military disaster
decisive Afghan victory
restoration of Dost Mohammad Khan
startDate 1839
supportedRuler Shuja Shah Durrani
theatre Ghazni
Jalalabad, Afghanistan
surface form: Jalalabad

Kabul region
Khyber Pass
yearOfRetreatFromKabul 1842

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Anglo-Afghan Wars hasPart First Anglo-Afghan War
Emirate of Afghanistan notableEvent First Anglo-Afghan War
Shuja Shah Durrani conflict First Anglo-Afghan War
Bombay Army conflict First Anglo-Afghan War
13th Light Dragoons conflict First Anglo-Afghan War
13th Light Dragoons battleHonour First Anglo-Afghan War
this entity surface form: Afghanistan 1839
Charles James Napier conflict First Anglo-Afghan War
Anglo-Russian rivalry relatedEvent First Anglo-Afghan War
Arthur Conolly servedIn First Anglo-Afghan War
Siege of Sherpur relatedTo First Anglo-Afghan War
this entity surface form: British occupation of Kabul
William Nott conflict First Anglo-Afghan War
William Nott notableWork First Anglo-Afghan War
this entity surface form: Afghan campaigns of the 1840s
George Pollock conflict First Anglo-Afghan War
First Anglo-Afghan War alsoKnownAs First Anglo-Afghan War
this entity surface form: First Afghan War
Dost Mohammad Khan notableEvent First Anglo-Afghan War
Dost Mohammad Khan conflict First Anglo-Afghan War
Lord Auckland notableEvent First Anglo-Afghan War
Lord Auckland militaryConflictInvolved First Anglo-Afghan War
Lord Ellenborough notableEvent First Anglo-Afghan War
Afghan tribal forces primaryConflict First Anglo-Afghan War
Barakzai dynasty involvedIn First Anglo-Afghan War
Vincent Eyre participatedIn First Anglo-Afghan War