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Following the defeat at the [[Battle of Maiwand]], General Roberts set out on 7 August 1880 on a forced march from Kabul to relieve Kandahar. | {{Battlemap|war=2nd Afghan War: Third Phase|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.000472364bace915d76d4&ll=31.647689,65.671617&spn=3.726452,5.932617&t=p&z=8}} | ||
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. | |||
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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.