Kabul Expedition (1842)

Battle of Kabul
Part of the First Anglo-Afghan War
British and Indian troops outside Kabul in 1842
Date March–October 1842 Location Kabul, Afghanistan 34°31′31″N 69°10′42″E / 34.52528°N 69.17833°E / 34.52528; 69.17833 Result Sack of Kabul and Charikar
Belligerents
British Empire British East India Company	Emirate of Kabul
Commanders and leaders
George Pollock William Nott Robert Sale	Akbar Khan several tribal chiefs

The Kabul Expedition was a punitive campaign undertaken by the British against the Afghans following the disastrous retreat from Kabul. Two British and East India Company armies forced through the Khyber Pass and advanced on the Afghan capital from Kandahar and Jalalabad to avenge the complete annihilation of the British-Indian military-civilian column in January 1842.

The British force defeated the Afghans twice in battle following which they were able to recover prisoners captured during the retreat. The British demolished parts of Kabul before withdrawing to India, concluding the First Anglo-Afghan War.