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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm 2nd Afghan War 1878-80] The British Empire<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/maiwand.htm Battle of Maiwand] britishbattles.com<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/articles/Maiwand66th_introduction.php Battle of Maiwand] Garen Ewing<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878maiwand.htm Battle of Maiwand] British Empire<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Maiwand Battle of Maiwand] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/afghan14.htm List of 30th Bombay Native Infantry killed] www.angelfire.com<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/narratives/khushk-i-nakhud.php Battle of Khushk-i-Nakhud] Garen Ewing<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/waroffice/map_south.php Map showing Khushk-i-Nakhud] Garen Ewing<br>[http://www.everypoet.com/Archive/Poetry/Rudyard_Kipling/kipling_that_day.htm That Day by Rudyard Kipling] www.everypoet.com | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm 2nd Afghan War 1878-80] The British Empire<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/maiwand.htm Battle of Maiwand] britishbattles.com<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/articles/Maiwand66th_introduction.php Battle of Maiwand] Garen Ewing<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878maiwand.htm Battle of Maiwand] British Empire<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Maiwand Battle of Maiwand] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/ The Last Stand: The Journal of the Maiwand Files Project] Victorianwars.com. Contains many articles about Maiwand<br> | |||
[http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/afghan14.htm List of 30th Bombay Native Infantry killed] www.angelfire.com<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/narratives/khushk-i-nakhud.php Battle of Khushk-i-Nakhud] Garen Ewing<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/waroffice/map_south.php Map showing Khushk-i-Nakhud] Garen Ewing<br>[http://www.everypoet.com/Archive/Poetry/Rudyard_Kipling/kipling_that_day.htm That Day by Rudyard Kipling] www.everypoet.com | |||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 2 September 2011
| Battle of Maiwand | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
| Date: | 27 July 1880 | |
| Location: | Meivand Kariz, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.733066°N 65.138988°E | |
| Result: | Major British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj-Gen George Burrows | Ayub Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 2,500 British & Indian troops 12 guns |
3,000 cavalry 9,000 infantry 36 guns | |
| Casualties | ||
| 21 officers & 948 men killed 8 officers & 169 men wounded |
approx 3,000 | |
British Forces
British Army
- 66th Regiment of Foot
- Royal Horse Artillery E/B Battery
Indian Army
- 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers)
- 30th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Jacob's Rifles)
- 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry
- 3rd Sind Horse
- Bombay Sappers and Miners
External Links
2nd Afghan War 1878-80 The British Empire
Battle of Maiwand britishbattles.com
Battle of Maiwand Garen Ewing
Battle of Maiwand British Empire
Battle of Maiwand Wikipedia
The Last Stand: The Journal of the Maiwand Files Project Victorianwars.com. Contains many articles about Maiwand
List of 30th Bombay Native Infantry killed www.angelfire.com
Battle of Khushk-i-Nakhud Garen Ewing
Map showing Khushk-i-Nakhud Garen Ewing
That Day by Rudyard Kipling www.everypoet.com
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
| General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar | |
|---|---|
|
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 | |