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The siege of Kahun was a siege of the isolated fort-town of Kahun, Balochistan, that lasted from 16 May until 28 September 1840, during the First Anglo-Afghan War. The outpost was defended by a battalion of 140 men in extremely hot, inhospitable conditions against an overwhelming native force until they were forced to capitulate.

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  • The siege of Kahun was a siege of the isolated fort-town of Kahun, Balochistan, that lasted from 16 May until 28 September 1840, during the First Anglo-Afghan War. The outpost was defended by a battalion of 140 men in extremely hot, inhospitable conditions against an overwhelming native force until they were forced to capitulate. (en)
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  • United Kingdom
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  • Marri Tribe
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  • 1840-09-25 (xsd:date)
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  • * British capitulate
  • * Marri return to Kahun
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  • Contemporary sketch of the region near Kahun Fort, where the attack on a British convoy led to the siege (en)
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  • Lewis Brown (en)
  • Mir Sharbat Khan & Sardar Doda Khan (en)
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  • Siege of Kahun (en)
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  • Pakistan (en)
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  • Kahun, Afghanistan (en)
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  • Marri victory * British capitulate * Marri return to Kahun (en)
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  • The siege of Kahun was a siege of the isolated fort-town of Kahun, Balochistan, that lasted from 16 May until 28 September 1840, during the First Anglo-Afghan War. The outpost was defended by a battalion of 140 men in extremely hot, inhospitable conditions against an overwhelming native force until they were forced to capitulate. (en)
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