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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Donald_Stewart,_1st_Baronet General Stewart] set out with the third invading force from [[Multan]] and, on 8 January 1879, reached [[Kandahar]] which the enemy had abandoned. In March 1880 he left the Bombay division of his force as a garrison under Maj-Gen Primrose and marched to [[Kabul]] fighting battles at [[Battle of Ahmad Khel|Ahmed Khel]] and [[Battle of Urzoo|Urzu]] on the way. Part of the field force went with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts General Roberts] on his march to relieve [[Kandahar]] while he led the remainder back to India via the [[Khyber Pass]]. | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Donald_Stewart,_1st_Baronet General Stewart] set out at the end of November 1878 with the third invading force from [[Multan]] and, on 8 January 1879, reached [[Kandahar]] which the enemy had abandoned. In March 1880 he left the Bombay division of his force as a garrison under Maj-Gen Primrose and marched to [[Kabul]] fighting battles at [[Battle of Ahmad Khel|Ahmed Khel]] and [[Battle of Urzoo|Urzu]] on the way. Part of the field force went with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts General Roberts] on his march to relieve [[Kandahar]] while he led the remainder back to India via the [[Khyber Pass]]. | ||
== Kandahar Field Force == | == Kandahar Field Force == | ||
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'''Cavalry Brigade'''<br> | '''Cavalry Brigade'''<br> | ||
''Brig Gen Walter Fane'' | ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Fane Brig Gen Walter Fane]'' | ||
*15th Hussars | *[[15th Dragoons|15th Hussars]] | ||
*8th Cavalry | *[[8th Bengal Lancers|8th Cavalry]] | ||
*19th Fane's Lancers | *[[19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse)|19th Fane's Lancers]] | ||
'''Royal Artillery'''<br> | '''[[Royal Artillery]]'''<br> | ||
''Brig Gen | ''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101000608/ Brig Gen Charles George Arbuthnot]'' | ||
*One Horse Battery | *One Horse Battery | ||
*Three Field Batteries | *Three Field Batteries | ||
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'''First Infantry Brigade'''<br> | '''First Infantry Brigade'''<br> | ||
''Brig Gen R. Barter'' | ''Brig Gen R. Barter'' | ||
*2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifles | *2nd Battalion [[60th Regiment of Foot|King's Royal Rifles]] | ||
*15th Sikhs | *[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|15th Sikhs]] | ||
*25th Punjabis | *[[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Punjabis]] | ||
'''Second Infantry Brigade'''<br> | '''Second Infantry Brigade'''<br> | ||
''Brig Gen W. Hughes'' | ''Brig Gen W. Hughes'' | ||
*59th East Lancashire | *[[59th Regiment of Foot|59th East Lancashire]] | ||
*12th Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regt | *[[12th (Khelat-i-Ghilzie) Bengal Infantry|12th Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regt]] | ||
*1st Gurkhas | *[[1st Gurkha Rifles|1st Gurkhas]] | ||
*3rd Gurkhas | *[[3rd Gurkha Rifles|3rd Gurkhas]] | ||
'' | '' | ||
'''''2nd Division'''''<br> | '''''2nd Division'''''<br> | ||
''Maj Gen | ''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101031878/ Maj Gen Michael Anthony Shrapnel Biddulph]'' | ||
'''Cavalry Brigade'''<br> | '''Cavalry Brigade'''<br> | ||
'' | ''[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/326/mode/2up/search/Palliser Brig Gen C. H. Palliser]'' | ||
*21st Daly's Horse | *[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|21st Daly's Horse]] | ||
*22nd Sam Browne's Horse | *[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|22nd Sam Browne's Horse]] | ||
*35th Scinde Horse | *[[35th Scinde Horse]] | ||
'''Artillery'''<br> | '''Artillery'''<br> | ||
''Col Le Mesurier'' | ''[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/database/searchresults.php Col Cecil Le Mesurier]'' | ||
*One Field Battery | *One Field Battery | ||
*Two Mountain Batteries | *Two Mountain Batteries | ||
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'''First Infantry'''<br> | '''First Infantry'''<br> | ||
''Brig Gen R. Lacy'' | ''Brig Gen R. Lacy'' | ||
*70th East Surrey | *[[70th Regiment of Foot|70th East Surrey]] | ||
*19th Punjabis | *[[7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|19th Punjabis]] | ||
*127th Baluchis | *[[27th (1st Baluch Battalion) Bombay Light Infantry|127th Baluchis]] | ||
'''Second Infantry Brigade'''<br> | '''Second Infantry Brigade'''<br> | ||
''Brig Gen Nuttall'' | ''[http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101020411/ Brig Gen Thomas Nuttall]'' | ||
*26th Punjabis | *[[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|26th Punjabis]] | ||
*32nd Pioneers | *[[32nd Punjab Pioneers|32nd Pioneers]] | ||
*55th Coke's Rifles | *[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|55th Coke's Rifles]] | ||
*129th Baluchis | *[[29th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry|129th Baluchis]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:22, 25 November 2012
Summary
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General Stewart set out at the end of November 1878 with the third invading force from Multan and, on 8 January 1879, reached Kandahar which the enemy had abandoned. In March 1880 he left the Bombay division of his force as a garrison under Maj-Gen Primrose and marched to Kabul fighting battles at Ahmed Khel and Urzu on the way. Part of the field force went with General Roberts on his march to relieve Kandahar while he led the remainder back to India via the Khyber Pass.
Kandahar Field Force
First Division
13,000 troops under Lt Gen Donald Stewart
Cavalry Brigade
Brig Gen Walter Fane
Royal Artillery
Brig Gen Charles George Arbuthnot
- One Horse Battery
- Three Field Batteries
- Two Heavy Batteries
- Three Seige Batteries
- One Mountain Battery
First Infantry Brigade
Brig Gen R. Barter
- 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifles
- 15th Sikhs
- 25th Punjabis
Second Infantry Brigade
Brig Gen W. Hughes
2nd Division
Maj Gen Michael Anthony Shrapnel Biddulph
Cavalry Brigade
Brig Gen C. H. Palliser
Artillery
Col Cecil Le Mesurier
- One Field Battery
- Two Mountain Batteries
First Infantry
Brig Gen R. Lacy
Second Infantry Brigade
Brig Gen Thomas Nuttall
| General Stewart's 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 | |