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{{Battles_Infobox | {{Battles_Infobox | ||
|partof=[[2nd Afghan | |partof=[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|2nd Afghan War 1878-80]] | ||
|date=21 November 1878 | |date=21 November 1878 | ||
|location=Ali Masjid, Khyber Pass, NWF | |location=[[Ali Masjid]], Khyber Pass, NWF | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |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] | |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] | ||
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|territory= | |territory= | ||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2= | |combatant2=Afghan army & various tribes | ||
|commander1= | |commander1=Lt Gen Sir [[Sam Browne]] | ||
|commander2= | |commander2=Faiz Mahomed | ||
|strength1=16,000 British & Indian troops<br>48 guns | |strength1=16,000 British & Indian troops<br>48 guns | ||
|strength2=3,700 Afghan troops<br>Unknown number of tribesmen<br>24 guns | |strength2=3,700 Afghan troops<br>Unknown number of tribesmen<br>24 guns | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - | *[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 == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968 | "''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 | ||
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| 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
- 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 The British Empire
- 2nd Anglo-Afghan War Database Garen Ewing website
- Battle of Ali Masjid Wikipedia
- The Capture of Ali Masjid Fort British Battles
- Ali Masjid (Fort) 1878 The British Empire website
- Photograph: View from a little below the fort [at Ali Masjid] 1878 by John Burke. British Library Online Gallery (retrieved 29 May 2014)
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
| General Browne's March from Peshawar to Gandamak | |
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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 | |