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|commander2= Mohammed Jan | |commander2= Mohammed Jan | ||
|strength1=7,000 British and Indians | |strength1=7,000 British and Indians |
Revision as of 16:20, 2 May 2011
Battle of Kabul 1879 | ||
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Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
Date: | 23 December 1879 | |
Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
Presidency: | Bengal | |
Co-ordinates: | 34.528306°N 69.172341°E | |
Result: | British victory | |
Combatants | ||
British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
Commanders | ||
Lt General Sir Frederick Roberts | Mohammed Jan | |
Strength | ||
7,000 British and Indians | 50,000 tribesmen | |
Casualties | ||
33 | 3,000 |
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
Kabul Under Attack The Serving Soldier
Historical Books Online
- Recollections of the Kabul Campaign 1879 & 1880 by Joshua Duke(1888) Archive.org. (The author was in the Bengal Medical Service)
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
General Roberts' 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 |