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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]], [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. | ||
== Field Force from Kabul == | |||
'''Cavalry'''<br> | |||
*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]] | |||
*[[3rd Bengal Cavalry]] | |||
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|23rd Bengal Cavalry]] | |||
*[[38th Central India Horse|1st Central India Horse]] | |||
*[[39th Central India Horse|2nd Central India Horse]] | |||
'''Artillery''' | |||
*3 batteries Mountain Artillery | |||
'''Infantry''' | |||
*2nd Battalion [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]] | |||
*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd (Duke of Albany’s) Highlanders]] | |||
*[[100th Regiment of Foot|92nd (Gordon) Highlanders]] | |||
*[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|15th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas]] | |||
*[[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkhas]] | |||
*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]] | |||
*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]] | |||
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] | |||
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Revision as of 13:09, 29 August 2009
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Following the defeat at the Battle of Maiwand, 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
Cavalry
Artillery
- 3 batteries Mountain Artillery
Infantry