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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|2nd Afghan War 1878-80]]
|date=21 November 1878
|location=[[Ali Masjid]], Khyber Pass, NWF
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.043972,71.250433&z=12&t=h&hl=en 34.043972°N 71.250433°E] 
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Afghan army & various  tribes
|commander1=Lt Gen Sir [[Sam Browne]]  
|commander2=Faiz Mahomed
|strength1=16,000 British & Indian troops<br>48 guns
|strength2=3,700 Afghan troops<br>Unknown number of tribesmen<br>24 guns
|casualties1=58 killed
|casualties2=About 500 killed & 500 captured
}}
 
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[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 2nd Afghan War 1878-80] The British Empire<br>
*[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/database/main.php 2nd Anglo-Afghan War Database] Garen Ewing website<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Ali_Masjid&action=submit Battle of Ali Masjid] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/ali-masjid.htm The Capture of Ali  Masjid Fort] British Battles<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/alimasjid.htm Ali Masjid (Fort) 1878] The British Empire website
*[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/v/019pho000000487u00025000.html Photograph: View from a little below the fort [at Ali Masjid<nowiki>]</nowiki>  1878] by John Burke.  British Library Online Gallery (retrieved 29 May 2014)
 
== Recommended Reading ==
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
 
[[Image:Medal Afghanistan 1878-80. Ali Musjid.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Medal Afghanistan 1878-80 Clasp Ali Musjid]]
 
 
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[[Category:Battles|Ali Masjid Fort, Battle of]]
[[Category:General Browne's March from Peshawar to Gandamak|Ali Masjid Fort, Battle of]]
[[Category:2nd Afghan War|Ali Masjid Fort, Battle of]]

Latest revision as of 09:07, 30 May 2014

Battle of Ali Masjid Fort 1878
Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
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

Recommended Reading

"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968

Medal Afghanistan 1878-80 Clasp Ali Musjid


General Browne's March from Peshawar to Gandamak

Actions fought on this march:
Ali Masjid – Futtehabad

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
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