19th Century
Afghan Army
1780-1820

Afghanistan

List AS2N

by Mark Bevis

1. Durani Regular Army

    4000 Persian Qizilbach Ghulam-Khana slave heavy cavalry (mail, spiked helmet, round buckler, matchlock, sword)
    9000 Kurdish, Khorasani, Kalmuck Ghulam-Khana slave heavy cavalry (matchlock, sword, some in mail, spiked helmet, round buckler)
    26 artillery pieces
    900 Zembuks (camel mounted 1pdr swivel guns)
    #xx Sepoy-imitation Infantry (in British cast-off uniforms)
    30000+(?) irregular infantry (matchlock, sword)

2. Irregular Regional Forces

    # thousand (?) irregular tribal cavalry (matchlock, sword)
    640 artillery pieces
    2600 Zembuks (camel mounted 1pdr swivel guns)
    3200 broken Zembuk guns (unserviceable)

3. Notes

a) Regular units are organised into regiments of 1000 men called Kundaks, each of 10 companies.
b) irregular units are organised in "Dustehs" of several hundreds to several thousands.
c) Some Ghulam-Khana cavalry have flintlocks, some had lances.
d) Ghulam-Khana split is likely to be 2000 Kurds in armour, 5000 Khorasani, and 2000 Kalmucks, some in mail.


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