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. The siege was lifted after five months when a British counterattack routed the Afghans, driving them back to Kabul.
The outpost was no more than a wide place in the road with a fort, held by about 2,000 troops under General Sir Robert Sale. After the massacre of the British force during their retreat from Kabul in January 1842, Jellallabad was surrounded by Afghan forces, which launched a series of attacks on the force. The British managed to beat off the assaults, and even captured 300 sheep from the besieging force when rations ran short. Eventually, after five months under siege, Sale mounted an attack against the Afghan forces, captured their main camp, baggage, stores, guns, and horses and the Afghans fled to Kabul.
The defence of Jellalabad made heroes of the 13th Foot (later known as the Somerset Light Infantry). It is reported that as the regiment marched back through India to return to Britain, every garrison fired a ten gun salute in its honour. Queen Victoria directed that the regiment be made Light Infantry, carry the additional title of "Prince Albert's Own" and wear a badge depicting the walls of the town with the word “Jellalabad”.[1] The army barracks in Taunton, the county town of Somerset, was named Jellalabad Barracks after the battle and that area of the town is still known as 'Jellalabad'.
W. L. Walton a landscape artist, working in London, who exhibited between 1834 and 1855, made the lithographic plates for General Sale's Defence of Jalalabad (c. 1845).[2]
^"W. L. Walton and General Sale's Defence of Jalalbad (c. 1845)". Leicester Galleries. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
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battle, jellalabad, part, first, anglo, afghan, warthe, british, troops, right, attack, afghan, line, illustration, from, british, book, date12, november, 1841, april, 1842locationjalalabadresultbritish, victorybelligerentsbritish, empire, east, india, company. Battle of JellalabadPart of the First Anglo Afghan WarThe British troops right attack the Afghan line illustration from a British book Date12 November 1841 13 April 1842LocationJalalabadResultBritish victoryBelligerentsBritish Empire East India CompanyAfghans and Ghilzai tribesmenCommanders and leadersBrigadier Sir Robert SaleAkbar KhanStrength1 500 Anglo Indian troops5 000 tribal warriorsCasualties and losses62 troops including Colonel DennieUnknown possibly heavy 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 The siege was lifted after five months when a British counterattack routed the Afghans driving them back to Kabul Contents 1 Battle 2 Order of Battle 3 Notes 4 ReferencesBattle EditThe outpost was no more than a wide place in the road with a fort held by about 2 000 troops under General Sir Robert Sale After the massacre of the British force during their retreat from Kabul in January 1842 Jellallabad was surrounded by Afghan forces which launched a series of attacks on the force The British managed to beat off the assaults and even captured 300 sheep from the besieging force when rations ran short Eventually after five months under siege Sale mounted an attack against the Afghan forces captured their main camp baggage stores guns and horses and the Afghans fled to Kabul The defence of Jellalabad made heroes of the 13th Foot later known as the Somerset Light Infantry It is reported that as the regiment marched back through India to return to Britain every garrison fired a ten gun salute in its honour Queen Victoria directed that the regiment be made Light Infantry carry the additional title of Prince Albert s Own and wear a badge depicting the walls of the town with the word Jellalabad 1 The army barracks in Taunton the county town of Somerset was named Jellalabad Barracks after the battle and that area of the town is still known as Jellalabad W L Walton a landscape artist working in London who exhibited between 1834 and 1855 made the lithographic plates for General Sale s Defence of Jalalabad c 1845 2 Order of Battle Edit Jellallabad fortificationsThe British order of battle was British Army 13th 1st Somersetshire Prince Albert s Light Infantry Regiment of FootBengal Presidency Army Squadron from 1st Horse Skinner s Horse 35th Bengal Native Infantry Shah Shujah s Sappers Artillery troops from the Bengal Field Artillery Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battle of Jellalabad Notes EditThe Free Dictionary by Farlex www britishbattles comReferences Edit www britishbattles com W L Walton and General Sale s Defence of Jalalbad c 1845 Leicester Galleries Retrieved 21 January 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Jellalabad amp oldid 1140997425, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
