On receiving the news of the uprising of Afghans in Kabul in November 1841, General William Nott took energetic measures.

[clarification needed] 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.

[1][2] Nott retained his position[3] and did not send reinforcements to catch up with England's detachment, which arrived at Hykulzye on 28 March,[2] knowing nothing about the territory.

[2] Muhammad Sadiq positioned himself on the heights and awaited the British to offer a fight.

The British attempted to attack again, but Richard decided to retreat and fell back to Quetta.