Siege of Kahun

Siege of Kahun
Part of First Anglo-Afghan War
Contemporary sketch of the region near Kahun Fort, where the attack on a British convoy led to the siege
Date 16 May – 25 September 1840 Location Kahun, Afghanistan (today Pakistan) 29°17′53.25″N 68°54′8.28″E / 29.2981250°N 68.9023000°E / 29.2981250; 68.9023000 Result Marri victory British capitulate Marri return to Kahun
Belligerents
United Kingdom Support: Bugti Tribe	Marri Tribe
Commanders and leaders
Lewis Brown	Mir Sharbat Khan & Sardar Doda Khan
Strength
140	2000
Siege of Kahun class=notpageimage| Location within Pakistan

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.^[1]