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|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2= | |combatant2=Afghan army & various tribes | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Browne Lt Gen Sir Sam Browne] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Browne Lt Gen Sir Sam Browne] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2=Faiz Mahomed | ||
|strength1=16,000 British & Indian troops<br>48 guns | |strength1=16,000 British & Indian troops<br>48 guns | ||
|strength2=3,700 Afghan troops<br>Unknown number of tribesmen<br>24 guns | |strength2=3,700 Afghan troops<br>Unknown number of tribesmen<br>24 guns | ||
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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.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/ali-masjid.htm British Battles - The Capture of Ali Masjid Fort]<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/alimasjid.htm The British Empire - Ali Masjid (Fort) 1878] | [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/database/main.php Garen Ewing - 2nd Anglo-Afghan War Database]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/ali-masjid.htm British Battles - The Capture of Ali Masjid Fort]<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/alimasjid.htm The British Empire - Ali Masjid (Fort) 1878] | ||
[[Category:Battles|Ali Masjid Fort, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Ali Masjid Fort, Battle of]] | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968 | "''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968 | ||
Revision as of 09:36, 5 October 2008
| Battle of Ali Masjid Fort 1878 | ||
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| Part of 2nd Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 21 November 1878 | |
| Location: | Ali Masjid, Khyber Pass, NWF | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.043972°N 71.250433°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Afghan army & various tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Sir Sam Browne | Faiz Mahomed | |
| Strength | ||
| 16,000 British & Indian troops 48 guns |
3,700 Afghan troops Unknown number of tribesmen 24 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 58 killed | About 500 killed & 500 captured | |
External Links
The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
Garen Ewing - 2nd Anglo-Afghan War Database
British Battles - The Capture of Ali Masjid Fort
The British Empire - Ali Masjid (Fort) 1878
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968