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
Date16 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 2,000
Siege of Kahun
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.

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