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

by Thomas Benfield Harbottle

Khelat (First Afghan War).

This place, which was defended by a garrison of Beluchis, under Mehrab Khan, was captured by a British force, 1,000 strong, under General Willshire, November 13, 1839. The defenders lost 400 killed, including their leader and 2,000 prisoners. The British lost 37 killed and 107 wounded.