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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''' ''[ | '''Commander in Chief''' ''[[Frederick Roberts|Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Roberts VC. KCB]]''<br> | ||
'''Cavalry Brigade''' commanded by ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Gough,_1st_Viscount_Gough 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]] | ||
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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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*[[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 == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:24, 2 May 2011
Also known as the Battle of Kandahar
| Battle of Baba Wullee 1880 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
| Date: | 1 September 1880 | |
| Location: | Argandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.647689°N 65.671617°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lieut General Frederick Roberts | Ayub Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 11,000 troops 32 guns |
13,000 Afghan regulars & tribesmen | |
| Casualties | ||
| 248 killed & wounded | 2,500 killed | |
The Order of Battle of the Kabul-Kandahar Field Force
Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Roberts VC. KCB
Cavalry Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Hugh Gough VC CB
Artillery Brigade commanded by Colonel Alured Johnson
3 batteries Mountain Artillery
Infantry Division commanded by Maj-Gen Sir John Ross KCB
- First Brigade commanded by Brig Gen Herbert Macpherson VC
- Second Brigade commanded by Brig-Gen Thomas Durand Baker CB
Third Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Charles Metcalfe MacGregor CB
Kandahar Regiments
- E/B Battery Royal Horse Artillery
- 3rd Queen’s Own (Bombay Cavalry)
- 3rd Scinde Horse (Bombay Army)
- HM 7th Royal Fusiliers
- HM 66th Foot
- 1st Grenadiers (Bombay Army)
- 4th Bombay Native Infantry
- 19th Bombay Native Infantry
- 30th Bombay Native Infantry (Jacob’s Rifles)
- 29th Balluch Battalion
External Links
2nd Afghan War 1878-80 The British Empire
Battle of Baba Wali British Battles
Battle of Kandahar Wikipedia
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
| General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar | |
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Actions fought on this march: | |
| 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 | |