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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[[2nd Afghan | |partof=[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|2nd Afghan War 1878-80]] | ||
|date=23 December 1879 | |date=23 December 1879 | ||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan] | |location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan] | ||
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|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | |combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | ||
|commander1=[ | |commander1=[[Frederick Roberts|Lt General Sir Frederick Roberts]] | ||
|commander2= Mohammed Jan | |commander2= Mohammed Jan | ||
|strength1= | |strength1=7,000 British and Indians | ||
|strength2=50,000 | |strength2=50,000 tribesmen | ||
|casualties1=33 | |casualties1=33 | ||
|casualties2=3,000 | |casualties2=3,000 | ||
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== 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.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php 2nd Anglo-Afghan War] Garen Ewing website<br> | |||
[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/marchtokandahar/regiments_march.php Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War] Garen Ewing website<br> | |||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kabul-1879.htm The Battle of Kabul 1879] BritishBattles.com<br> | |||
[https://kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/collection/kabul-under-attack/ Kabul Under Attack] Handwritten letter from Gen. Sir Montagu Gilbert Gerard, with detailed account of the capture of Kabul, Afghanistan, 1880. King’s College London Collections: The Serving Soldier. | |||
== Historical Books Online == | |||
* [http://www.archive.org/stream/recollectionska00dukegoog#page/n13/mode/1up ''Recollections of the Kabul Campaign 1879 & 1880'' by Joshua Duke(1888)] Archive.org. (The author was in the Bengal Medical Service) | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968 | "''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968 | ||
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[[Category:Battles|Kabul, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Kabul, Battle of]] | ||
[[Category:2nd Afghan War|Kabul, Battle of]] | |||
[[Category:General Roberts' March to Kabul|Kabul, Battle of]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:17, 23 June 2020
| Battle of Kabul 1879 | ||
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| Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
| Date: | 23 December 1879 | |
| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.528306°N 69.172341°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt General Sir Frederick Roberts | Mohammed Jan | |
| Strength | ||
| 7,000 British and Indians | 50,000 tribesmen | |
| Casualties | ||
| 33 | 3,000 | |
External Links
2nd Afghan War 1878-80 The British Empire
2nd Anglo-Afghan War Garen Ewing website
Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War Garen Ewing website
The Battle of Kabul 1879 BritishBattles.com
Kabul Under Attack Handwritten letter from Gen. Sir Montagu Gilbert Gerard, with detailed account of the capture of Kabul, Afghanistan, 1880. King’s College London Collections: The Serving Soldier.
Historical Books Online
- Recollections of the Kabul Campaign 1879 & 1880 by Joshua Duke(1888) Archive.org. (The author was in the Bengal Medical Service)
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
| General Roberts' March to Kabul | |
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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 | |