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|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | |combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | ||
|commander1=[ | |commander1=[[Frederick Roberts|Lieut General Frederick Roberts]] | ||
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayub_Khan_%28Afghan_commander%29 Ayub Khan] | |commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayub_Khan_%28Afghan_commander%29 Ayub Khan] | ||
|strength1=11,000 troops<br>32 guns | |strength1=11,000 troops<br>32 guns | ||
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== The Order of Battle of the Kabul-Kandahar Field Force == | == The Order of Battle of the Kabul-Kandahar Field Force == | ||
'''Commander in Chief''' ''Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Roberts VC. KCB''<br> | '''Commander in Chief''' ''[[Frederick Roberts|Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Roberts VC. KCB]]''<br> | ||
'''Cavalry Brigade''' commanded by ''Brigadier General Hugh Gough VC CB'' | '''Cavalry Brigade''' commanded by ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Gough,_1st_Viscount_Gough Brigadier General Hugh Gough VC CB]'' | ||
*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]] | *[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]] | ||
*[[3rd Bengal Cavalry]] | *[[3rd Bengal Cavalry]] | ||
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'''Infantry Division''' commanded by ''Maj-Gen Sir John Ross KCB'' | '''Infantry Division''' commanded by ''Maj-Gen Sir John Ross KCB'' | ||
*'''First Brigade''' commanded by ''Brig | *'''First Brigade''' commanded by ''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101017726/ Brig Gen Herbert Macpherson VC]'' | ||
:*[[ | :*[[92nd Regiment of Foot|92nd (Gordon) Highlanders]] | ||
:*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Native Infantry]] | :*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
:*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Bengal Native Infantry]] | :*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
:*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas]] | :*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas]] | ||
*'''Second Brigade''' commanded by ''Brig-Gen | *'''Second Brigade''' commanded by ''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101001141/ Brig-Gen Thomas Durand Baker CB]'' | ||
:*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd (Duke of Albany’s) Highlanders]] | :*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd (Duke of Albany’s) Highlanders]] | ||
:*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]] | :*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]] | ||
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:*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]] | :*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]] | ||
'''Third Brigade''' commanded by ''Brigadier General | '''Third Brigade''' commanded by ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_MacGregor Brigadier General Charles Metcalfe MacGregor CB]'' | ||
:*2nd Battalion [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]] | :*2nd Battalion [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]] | ||
:*[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|15th Bengal Native Infantry]] | :*[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|15th Bengal Native Infantry]] | ||
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*E/B Battery [[Royal Horse Artillery]] | *E/B Battery [[Royal Horse Artillery]] | ||
*[[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|3rd Queen’s Own (Bombay Cavalry)]] | *[[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|3rd Queen’s Own (Bombay Cavalry)]] | ||
*|3rd Scinde Horse (Bombay Army) | *[[3rd Scinde Irregular Horse|3rd Scinde Horse (Bombay Army)]] | ||
*[[7th Regiment of Foot|HM 7th Royal Fusiliers]] | *[[7th Regiment of Foot|HM 7th Royal Fusiliers]] | ||
*[[66th Regiment of Foot|HM 66th Foot]] | *[[66th Regiment of Foot|HM 66th Foot]] | ||
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*[[4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)|4th Bombay Native Infantry]] | *[[4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)|4th Bombay Native Infantry]] | ||
*[[19th Regiment of Bombay Infantry|19th Bombay Native Infantry]] | *[[19th Regiment of Bombay Infantry|19th Bombay Native Infantry]] | ||
*[[30th Regiment of Bombay Infantry|30th Bombay Native Infantry (Jacob’s Rifles)]] | *[[30th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry|30th Bombay Native Infantry (Jacob’s Rifles)]] | ||
*[[29th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry|29th Balluch Battalion]] | *[[29th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry|29th Balluch Battalion]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm 2nd Afghan War 1878-80] The British Empire<br> | ||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kandahar.htm Battle of Baba Wali] British Battles<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kandahar Battle of Kandahar] Wikipedia | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||