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On 30 March 1880 General Stewart left the Bombay division of his force as a garrison under Maj-Gen Primrose and marched to Kabul fighting battles at Ahmed Khel and Urzu on the way. Part of the field force went with General Roberts on his march to relieve Kandahar while he led the remainder back to India via the Khyber Pass.
Field Force
Artillery
Cavalry
- 19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse)
- 1st Punjab Cavalry (21st Cavalry)
- 2nd Punjab Cavalry (22nd Cavalry)
Infantry
- HM 59th Regiment of Foot
- HM 2nd/60th Rifles
- 15th Bengal Native Infantry (Ludhiana Sikhs)
- 19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)
- 25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry (Punjabis)
- 3rd Gurkha Rifles
- 2nd Sikh Infantry
| General Stewart's 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 | |