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[[Category:Battles|Kabul, Battle of]]
[[Category:2nd Afghan War|Kabul, Battle of]]
{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[2nd Afghan War]]
|partof=[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|2nd Afghan War 1878-80]]
|date=15-23 December 1879
|date=15-23 December 1879
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan]
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|presidency=not in British India
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.528306,69.172341&z=13&t=h&hl=en 34.528306°N 69.172341°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.528306,69.172341&z=13&t=h&hl=en 34.528306°N 69.172341°E]   
|result=British victory
|result=British victory
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|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes  
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes  
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Lt Gen Frederick Roberts]
|commander1=[[Frederick Roberts|Lt Gen Frederick Roberts]]
|commander2= Mohammed Jan
|commander2= Mohammed Jan
|strength1= See list of forces
|strength1=7,000 British and Indians
|strength2=50,000
|strength2=50,000 tribesmen
|casualties1=33
|casualties1=33
|casualties2=3,000
|casualties2=3,000
}}
}}
See also [[Battle of Kabul]]
See also [[Battle of Kabul]]
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php 2nd Anglo-Afghan War]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/marchtokandahar/regiments_march.php Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kabul-1879.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul 1879]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_the_Sherpur_Cantonment Wikipedia - Siege  of Sherpur Cantonment]
[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>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_the_Sherpur_Cantonment Siege  of Sherpur Cantonment] 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/n542/mode/1up Plan of the defences of Sherpur] archive.org


== 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|Sherpur Cantonment, Siege of]]
[[Category:2nd Afghan War|Sherpur Cantonment, Siege of]]
[[Category:General Roberts' March to Kabul|Sherpur Cantonment, Siege of]]

Latest revision as of 16:35, 2 May 2011

Siege of Sherpur Cantonment
Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
Date: 15-23 December 1879
Location: Kabul, Afghanistan
Presidency: not in British India
Co-ordinates: 34.528306°N 69.172341°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British & Indians Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Lt Gen Frederick Roberts Mohammed Jan
Strength
7,000 British and Indians 50,000 tribesmen
Casualties
33 3,000

See also Battle of Kabul

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
Siege of Sherpur Cantonment Wikipedia

Historical books on-line

Forty-one Years in India from Subaltern to Commander-in-Chief by Field Marshal Lord Roberts od Kandahar 1900 Plan of the defences of Sherpur archive.org

Recommended Reading

"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968

General Roberts' March to Kabul

Actions fought on this march:
Charasia – Killa Kazee – Takht-I-Shah – Asmai Heights – Siege of Sherpur Cantonment – Kabul

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