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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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Following the defeat at the [[Battle of Maiwand]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts|General Roberts] set out on 7 August 1880 on a forced march from Kabul to relieve Kandahar. on 1 September Roberts defeated Yakub Khan at the [[Battle of Baba Wullee]]. General Stewart completed the evacuation of  British troops from Kabul on 11 September and Brig-Gen Watson took remaining British forces out of Kurram 6-21 October. The last British units left Kandahar on 15 Aprill 1881.
Following the defeat at the [[Battle of Maiwand]], [[Frederick Roberts|General Roberts]] set out on 7 August 1880 on a forced march from Kabul to relieve Kandahar. on 1 September Roberts defeated Yakub Khan at the [[Battle of Baba Wullee]]. General Stewart completed the evacuation of  British troops from Kabul on 11 September and Brig-Gen Watson took remaining British forces out of Kurram 6-21 October. The last British units left Kandahar on 15 Aprill 1881.


== Field Force from Kabul ==
== Field Force from Kabul ==
10,000 men and 8,000 camp followers<br>
9,986 men, 8,134 camp followers, 1,779 cavalry horses and 450 artillery mules<br>
'''Cavalry'''<br>
'''Cavalry Brigade'''<br>
*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]]
*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]] (318 men)
*[[3rd Bengal Cavalry]]
*[[3rd Bengal Cavalry]] (394 men)
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|23rd Bengal Cavalry]]
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Punjab Cavalry]] (408 men)
*[[38th Central India Horse|1st Central India Horse]]
*[[38th Central India Horse|1st Central India Horse]] (248 men)
*[[39th Central India Horse|2nd Central India Horse]]
*[[39th Central India Horse|2nd Central India Horse]] (247 men)
'''Artillery'''
 
*3 batteries Mountain Artillery
'''Artillery Division'''
'''Infantry'''
*6-8th [[Royal Artillery]] (234 men, 6 screw guns)
*2nd Battalion [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]]
*11-9th [[Royal Artillery]] (234 men, 6 guns)
*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd (Duke of Albany’s) Highlanders]]
*[[Derajat Mountain Battery|No 2 Mountain Artillery]]
*[[100th Regiment of Foot|92nd (Gordon) Highlanders]]
 
*[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|15th Bengal Native Infantry]]
'''1st Infantry Brigade'''
*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Native Infantry]]
*[[92nd Regiment of Foot|92nd (Gordon) Highlanders]] (651 men)
*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Bengal Native Infantry]]
*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Pioneers]] (701 men)
*[[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Bengal Native Infantry]]
*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Punjab Native Infantry]] (575 men)
*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas]]
*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas]] (501 men)
*[[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkhas]]
 
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]]
'''2nd Infantry Brigade'''
*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]]
*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd (Duke of Albany’s) Highlanders]] (787 men)
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]]
*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]] (612 men)
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] (570 men)
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]] (561 men)
 
'''3rd Infantry Brigade'''
*2nd Battalion [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]] (616 men)
*[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|15th Sikhs]] (650 men)
*[[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Punjab Native Infantry]] (629 men)
*[[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkhas]] (637 men)
 
'''Followers'''
*2,192 doolie bearers
*4,698 transport and other departments
*1,244 private servants and native cavalry grooms
 
==Forced March Itinerary ==
==Forced March Itinerary ==
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/articles/kandahar_march.php Roberts' March] Garen Ewing Article
[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/articles/kandahar_march.php Roberts' March] Garen Ewing Article<br>
[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/marchtokandahar/regiments_march.php Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War] www.garenewing.co.uk<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kandahar#Relief_column Relief Column] Wikipedia
 
==== Historical books on-line ====
''Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief'' by Field Marshal Lord Roberts od Kandahar 1900 [http://www.archive.org/stream/fortyoneyearsin00robe#page/473/mode/1up March from Kabul] archive.org




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Summary

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Following the defeat at the Battle of Maiwand, General Roberts set out on 7 August 1880 on a forced march from Kabul to relieve Kandahar. on 1 September Roberts defeated Yakub Khan at the Battle of Baba Wullee. General Stewart completed the evacuation of British troops from Kabul on 11 September and Brig-Gen Watson took remaining British forces out of Kurram 6-21 October. The last British units left Kandahar on 15 Aprill 1881.

Field Force from Kabul

9,986 men, 8,134 camp followers, 1,779 cavalry horses and 450 artillery mules
Cavalry Brigade

Artillery Division

1st Infantry Brigade

2nd Infantry Brigade

3rd Infantry Brigade

Followers

  • 2,192 doolie bearers
  • 4,698 transport and other departments
  • 1,244 private servants and native cavalry grooms

Forced March Itinerary

8 August Left Kabul
15 August Reached Ghuznee 90 miles
23 August Relieved Khelat-i-Ghilzai 220 miles
31 August Reached Kandahar 300 miles

External Links

Roberts' March Garen Ewing Article
Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War www.garenewing.co.uk
Relief Column Wikipedia

Historical books on-line

Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief by Field Marshal Lord Roberts od Kandahar 1900 March from Kabul archive.org


General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar

Actions fought on this march:
Maiwand – Baba Wullee (Kandahar)

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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