General Roberts' March to Kabul: Difference between revisions

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 == Summary ==
-Following the murder of the resident Pierre Cavagnari on 3 September 1879, General Roberts advanced from Ali Kheyl to Kabul winning the [[Battle of Charasia]] on the way. The Amir Yakub Khan abdicated and the country descended into various tribal allegiances. A relief column under General Gough fought the [[Battle of Jagdalak]] before reaching Kabul. Following the action at the [[Battle of Asmai Heights]] and the [[Siege of Sherpur Cantonment]], Roberts defeated the Afghans at the [[Battle of Kabul]]. The following year Abdul Rahman was made Amir and it seemed as though the British could withdraw with some vestige of honour.
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+Following the murder of the resident [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Louis_Napoleon_Cavagnari|Pierre Cavagnari] on 30 September 1879, [[Frederick Roberts|General Roberts]] advanced from Ali Kheyl to [[Kabul]] winning the [[Battle of Charasia]] on the way. The Amir Yakub Khan abdicated and the country descended into various tribal allegiances. A relief column under General Gough fought the [[Battle of Jagdalak]] before reaching Kabul. Following the action at the [[Battle of Asmai Heights]] and the [[Siege of Sherpur Cantonment]], Roberts defeated the Afghans at the [[Battle of Kabul]]. The following year Abdul Rahman was made Amir and it seemed as though the British could withdraw with some vestige of honour.
-[[Category:2nd Afghan War]]
+==[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul_Field_Force Kabul Field Force] ==
+'''Cavalry Brigade'''<br>
+''[http://www.thepeerage.com/p24854.htm Brig Gen William Godfrey Dunham Massy]'' commanding<br>
+''Lieut J P Brabazon, 10th Hussars, Brigade Major''
+*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]] under Lt-Col R S Cleland
+*[[12th Bengal Cavalry|12th Cavalry]] under Maj Green
+*[[14th Regiment of Bengal Lancers|14th Lancers]] under Lt-Col Ross
+*[[5th Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Cavalry]] under Maj B Williams
+'''Artillery'''<br>
+''Lt-Col B. L. Gordon'' commanding<br>
+''Capt J W Inge, Adjutant''
+*F Batt A Brigade [[Royal Horse Artillery]] under Maj J C Smyth-Windham
+*G Batt 3rd Brigade [[Royal Artillery]] under Maj Sydney Parry
+*[[Kohat Mountain Battery|No 1 Mountain Battery]] 4 guns under Capt Morgan
+*[[Derajat Mountain Battery|No 2 Mountain Battery]] 4 guns under Capt Swinley
+*Two Gatling guns under Capt Broadfoot
+'''Engineers'''<br>
+''Lt-Col A Perkins CB'' commanding<br>
+''Lieut F Spratt, Adjutant''<br />
+Capt Woodthorpe RE in charge of surveying<br />
+Capt Stratton, 22nd Regiment, in charge of signalling<br />
+Lieut F Burn-Murdoch RE, Royal Engineer Park
+'''First Infantry Brigade'''<br>
+''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101017726/ Brig Gen Herbert Macpherson VC]'' commanding<br>
+''Capt G de C Morton, 6th Foot, Brigade Major''
+*[[67th Regiment of Foot|67th Hampshires]] under Lt-Col C B Knowles
+*[[92nd Regiment of Foot|92nd Gordon Highlanders]] under Lt-Col G H Parker
+*[[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|28th Punjabis]] under Lt-Col J Hudson
+'''Second Infantry Brigade'''<br>
+''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101001141/ Brig Gen Thomas Durand Baker]''<br>
+''Capt W C Farwell, 26th Punjab Infantry, Brigade Major''
+*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd Seaforth Highlanders]] under Lt-Col Brownlow
+*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] under Lt-Col G N Money
+*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Pioneers]] under LT-Col Currie
+*[[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|29th Bengal Native Infantry]] (wing)
+*[[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Punjab Infantry]] under Lt-Col J Macqueen
+*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]] under Lt-Col Fitz-Hugh
+'''Third Infantry Brigade'''<br>
+''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adam_Tytler Brig-Gen John Adam Tytler VC]''<br>
+*[[85th Regiment of Foot|85th Foo]]t
+*[[11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry|11th Bengal Native Infantry]] (Rajputs)
+*[[13th (Shekhawati Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry|13th Bengal Native Infantry]] (Rajputs)
+*[[8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|20th Bengal Native Infantry]] (Punjabis)
+{{Template:Campbox2ndAfgh4}}
+[[Category:2nd Afghan War|   General Roberts' March to Kabul]]
+[[Category: General Roberts' March to Kabul| ]]

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