Dictionary of Battles / From the Earliest Date to the Present Time

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Kandahar.

Fought July 29, 1834, when Shah Sujah, the expelled Amir of Afghanistan, attempted to take the city. His successor, Dost Mahomed, and Kohandil Khan sallied forth at the head of their troops, and totally defeated Shah Sujah, dispersing his followers.