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Action at Hykulzye
	Part of the First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839–1842
	; General Sir Richard England
Date	28 March, 1842
Location	Hykulzye, Pishin, Pakistan
Result	Afghan victory
Belligerents
Afghan insurgents	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad Sadiq	Brigadier-General Richard England
Strength
unknown but more than British	1070 men (only 470 engaged)
Casualties and losses
30 killed; 50 wounded	27 killed; 71 wounded

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the Action at Hykulzye was an engagement between Afghan insurgents and British troops led by Brigadier-General Richard England at the village of Hykulzye. The Afghans were victorious and the British were repulsed.

Background

On receiving the news of the rising of the Afghans at Kabul in November 1841, General William Nott took energetic measures. On 23 December 1841 the British envoy, Sir William Hay Macnaghten, was murdered at Kabul; and in February 1842 the commander-in-chief, General Elphinstone, sent orders that Kandahar was to be evacuated. Nott at once decided to disobey, the supposition that Elphinstone was not a free agent at Kabul; and as soon as he heard the news of the Massacre of Elphinstone's army, he urged the government at Calcutta to maintain the garrison of Kandahar.

Battle

Political Officers in Sindh determined to reinforce General Nott at Kandahar.^[1]^[2] the troops made their way to Quetta under Brig-Gen Richard England,^[1]^[2] Nott retained his position and did not send any reinforcements to catch up with England’s detachment, Richard arrived at the village of hykulzye on march 28,^[2] knowing nothing about the country, colonel Stacy informed that he might meet the Afghans, the leader of Afghan insurgents south of Kandahar,^[2] Muhammad Sadiq positioned himself at the heights of Hykulzye, awaited the British to offer a fight, the British had a force of 1070 men but only 470 men engaged.^[1]

the British attacked them but due to the high hills and number superiority of the Afghans, the British were repulsed, the British retreated down the hill and reached the plain, the British then formed a square and resisted the Afghans, the Afghans later withdraw to their hills.^[1]

The British lost 27 men killed and 71 wounded while the afghans lost 30 killed and 50 wounded, the British attempted to attack again but Richard determined to retreat and then fall back to Quetta.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Stocqueler, Joachim Hayward (1843). Memorials of Afghanistan: Being State Papers, Official Documents, Dispatches, Authentic Narratives, Etc. Illustrative of the British Expedition To, and Occupation Of, Afghanistan and Scinde, Between the Years 1838 and 1842. Ostell and Lepage. ISBN 978-1-4067-2682-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sir John William Kaye‏ , History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III, p. 169-172 [1]

[Joachim-1] Stocqueler, Joachim Hayward (1843). Memorials of Afghanistan: Being State Papers, Official Documents, Dispatches, Authentic Narratives, Etc. Illustrative of the British Expedition To, and Occupation Of, Afghanistan and Scinde, Between the Years 1838 and 1842. Ostell and Lepage. ISBN 978-1-4067-2682-4.

[Kaye-2] Sir John William Kaye‏ , History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III, p. 169-172 [1]

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+Political Officers in Sindh determined to reinforce General Nott at Kandahar.<ref name=Joachim>{{Cite book|last=Stocqueler|first=Joachim Hayward|url=https://books.google.ae/books?id&#61;XiEPAAAAYAAJ&pg&#61;PA199&dq&#61;Memorials+of+Affghanistan:+near+Baba+Wullee,+on+25th&cd&#61;1&redir_esc&#61;y#v&#61;onepage&q&f&#61;false|title=Memorials of Afghanistan: Being State Papers, Official Documents, Dispatches, Authentic Narratives, Etc. Illustrative of the British Expedition To, and Occupation Of, Afghanistan and Scinde, Between the Years 1838 and 1842|date=1843|publisher=Ostell and Lepage|isbn=978-1-4067-2682-4|language=en}}</ref><ref name=Kaye>Sir John William Kaye‏
 , History of the War in Afghanistan Vol III, p. 169-172 [https://books.google.ae/books?id=1m8BAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA170&dq=History+of+the+war+in+Afghanistan+A+brigade+under+Colonel+Wymer&cd=1&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false]</ref> the troops made their way to Quetta under Brig-Gen Richard England,<ref name=Joachim /><ref name=Kaye /> Nott retained his position and did not send any reinforcements to catch up with England’s detachment, Richard arrived at the village of hykulzye on march 28,<ref name=Kaye /> knowing nothing about the country, colonel Stacy informed that he might meet the Afghans, the leader of Afghan insurgents south of Kandahar,<ref name=Kaye /> Muhammad Sadiq positioned himself at the heights of Hykulzye, awaited the British to offer a fight, the British had a force of 1070 men but only 470 men engaged.<ref name=Joachim />