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[[Category:Battles|Kabul, Battle of]]
[[Category:2nd Afghan War 1878-80|Kabul, Battle of]]
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|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes  
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes  
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Lt Gen Frederick Roberts]
|commander1=[[Frederick Roberts|Lt General Sir Frederick Roberts]]
|commander2= Mohammed Jan
|commander2= Mohammed Jan
|strength1= See list of forces
|strength1=7,000 British and Indians
|strength2=50,000
|strength2=50,000 tribesmen
|casualties1=33
|casualties1=33
|casualties2=3,000
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php 2nd Anglo-Afghan War]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/marchtokandahar/regiments_march.php Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kabul-1879.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul 1879]
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm 2nd Afghan War 1878-80] The British Empire<br>
[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php 2nd Anglo-Afghan War] Garen Ewing website<br>
[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/marchtokandahar/regiments_march.php Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War] Garen Ewing website<br>
[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kabul-1879.htm The Battle of Kabul 1879] BritishBattles.com<br>
[https://kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/collection/kabul-under-attack/  Kabul Under Attack]  Handwritten letter from  Gen. Sir Montagu Gilbert Gerard, with detailed account of the capture of Kabul, Afghanistan, 1880. King’s College London Collections: The Serving Soldier.
 
== Historical Books Online ==
 
* [http://www.archive.org/stream/recollectionska00dukegoog#page/n13/mode/1up ''Recollections of the Kabul Campaign 1879 & 1880'' by Joshua Duke(1888)] Archive.org. (The author was in the Bengal Medical Service)


== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
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[[Category:Battles|Kabul, Battle of]]
[[Category:2nd Afghan War|Kabul, Battle of]]
[[Category:General Roberts' March to Kabul|Kabul, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 06:17, 23 June 2020

Battle of Kabul 1879
Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
Date: 23 December 1879
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.528306°N 69.172341°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British & Indians Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Lt General Sir Frederick Roberts Mohammed Jan
Strength
7,000 British and Indians 50,000 tribesmen
Casualties
33 3,000

External Links

2nd Afghan War 1878-80 The British Empire
2nd Anglo-Afghan War Garen Ewing website
Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War Garen Ewing website
The Battle of Kabul 1879 BritishBattles.com
Kabul Under Attack Handwritten letter from Gen. Sir Montagu Gilbert Gerard, with detailed account of the capture of Kabul, Afghanistan, 1880. King’s College London Collections: The Serving Soldier.

Historical Books Online

Recommended Reading

"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968

General Roberts' March to Kabul

Actions fought on this march:
Charasia – Killa Kazee – Takht-I-Shah – Asmai Heights – Siege of Sherpur Cantonment – Kabul

Phases:
General Browne's March from Peshawar to Gandamak – General Roberts' March to Ali Kheyl – General Stewart's March to Kandahar
General Roberts' March to Kabul – General Stewart's March to Kabul – General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar
Part of the 2nd Afghan War