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|partof=[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|2nd Afghan War 1878-80]] | |partof=[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|2nd Afghan War 1878-80]] | ||
|date=2 April 1879 | |date=2 April 1879 | ||
|location= | |location=Poshtehā-i Fateḩābād, Jalalabad, Afghanistan | ||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |presidency=[[Bengal]] | ||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll= | |co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.354168,70.295028&z=9&t=h&hl=en 34.354168°N 70.295028°E] | ||
|result=British victory | |result=British victory | ||
|territory= | |territory= | ||
Revision as of 14:29, 28 August 2009
| Battle of Futtehabad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
| Date: | 2 April 1879 | |
| Location: | Poshtehā-i Fateḩābād, Jalalabad, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.354168°N 70.295028°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Brig Gen Hugh Gough | ||
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Futtehabad
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968