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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]]
[[Category:2nd Afghan War]]
[[Category:2nd Afghan War]]

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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