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[[Image:BabaWalimap.jpg|thumb|Baba Wali Battle Plan]] | [[Image:BabaWalimap.jpg|thumb|Baba Wali Battle Plan]] | ||
== Field Force | |||
''' | == The Order of Battle of the Kabul-Kandahar Field Force == | ||
'''Commander in Chief''' ''Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Roberts VC. KCB''<br> | |||
'''Cavalry Brigade''' commanded by ''Brigadier General Hugh Gough VC CB'' | |||
*[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]] | *[[9th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|9th Lancers]] | ||
*[[3rd Bengal Cavalry]] | *[[3rd Bengal Cavalry]] | ||
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|23rd Bengal Cavalry]] | *[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|23rd Bengal Cavalry]] | ||
*[[39th Central India Horse|2nd Central India Horse]] | *[[39th Central India Horse|2nd Central India Horse]] | ||
'''Artillery Brigade''' commanded by ''Colonel Alured Johnson''<br> | |||
3 batteries Mountain Artillery | |||
'''Infantry Division''' commanded by ''Maj-Gen Sir John Ross KCB'' | |||
*'''First Brigade''' commanded by ''Brig-Gen H. Macpherson VC CB'' | |||
:*[[100th Regiment of Foot|92nd (Gordon) Highlanders]] | |||
:*[[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[2nd Gurkha Rifles|2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas]] | |||
92nd (Gordon) Highlanders | |||
23rd Bengal Native Infantry | |||
24th Bengal Native Infantry | |||
2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas | |||
*'''Second Brigade''' commanded by ''Brig-Gen TD Baker CB'' | |||
:*[[72nd Regiment of Foot|72nd (Duke of Albany’s) Highlanders]] | |||
:*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]] | |||
:*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|3rd Sikh Infantry]] | |||
:*[[5th Gurkha Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force|5th Gurkhas]] | |||
'''Third Brigade''' commanded by ''Brigadier General CM MacGregor CB'' | |||
:*2nd Battalion [[60th Regiment of Foot|60th Rifles]] | |||
:*[[15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|15th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Bengal Native Infantry]] | |||
:*[[4th Gurkha Rifles|4th Gurkhas]] | |||
Kandahar Regiments | '''Kandahar Regiments''' | ||
E/B Battery Royal Horse Artillery | *E/B Battery [[Royal Horse Artillery]] | ||
3rd Queen’s Own (Bombay Cavalry) * | *[[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry|3rd Queen’s Own (Bombay Cavalry)]] | ||
3rd Scinde Horse (Bombay Army) * | *|3rd Scinde Horse (Bombay Army) | ||
HM 7th Royal Fusiliers | *[[7th Regiment of Foot|HM 7th Royal Fusiliers]] | ||
HM 66th Foot ( | *[[66th Regiment of Foot|HM 66th Foot]] | ||
1st Grenadiers (Bombay Army) * | *[[1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers)|1st Grenadiers (Bombay Army)]] | ||
4th Bombay Native Infantry * | *[[4th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Rifle Corps)|4th Bombay Native Infantry]] | ||
19th Bombay Native Infantry * | *[[19th Regiment of Bombay Infantry|19th Bombay Native Infantry]] | ||
*[[30th Regiment of Bombay Infantry|30th Bombay Native Infantry (Jacob’s Rifles)]] | |||
29th Balluch Battalion | *[[29th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry|29th Balluch Battalion]] | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kandahar.htm British battles - Battle of Baba Wali] | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kandahar.htm British battles - Battle of Baba Wali] | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 8 September 2009
Also known as the Battle of Kandahar
| Battle of Baba Wullee 1880 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
| Date: | 1 September 1880 | |
| Location: | Argandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.647689°N 65.671617°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Frederick Roberts | Ayub Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 11,000 troops 32 guns |
13,000 Afghan regulars & tribesmen | |
| Casualties | ||
| 248 killed & wounded | 2,500 killed | |
The Order of Battle of the Kabul-Kandahar Field Force
Commander in Chief Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Roberts VC. KCB
Cavalry Brigade commanded by Brigadier General Hugh Gough VC CB
Artillery Brigade commanded by Colonel Alured Johnson
3 batteries Mountain Artillery
Infantry Division commanded by Maj-Gen Sir John Ross KCB
- First Brigade commanded by Brig-Gen H. Macpherson VC CB
- Second Brigade commanded by Brig-Gen TD Baker CB
Third Brigade commanded by Brigadier General CM MacGregor CB
Kandahar Regiments
- E/B Battery Royal Horse Artillery
- 3rd Queen’s Own (Bombay Cavalry)
- |3rd Scinde Horse (Bombay Army)
- HM 7th Royal Fusiliers
- HM 66th Foot
- 1st Grenadiers (Bombay Army)
- 4th Bombay Native Infantry
- 19th Bombay Native Infantry
- 30th Bombay Native Infantry (Jacob’s Rifles)
- 29th Balluch Battalion
External Links
The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
British battles - Battle of Baba Wali
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
| General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar | |
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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 | |