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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]] | ||