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|partof=[[2nd Afghan  War]]
|partof=[[2nd Afghan  War]]
|date=6 October 1879
|date=6 October 1879
|location=Charasiab, Lowrah, Afghanistan
|location=Caharasyab, Kabul, Afghanistan
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.646407,65.674874&z=13&t=h&hl=en 31.647689°N 665.671617°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.416292,69.133499&z=14&t=h&hl=en 34.416292°N 69.133499°E]   
|result=British victory
|result=British victory
|territory=
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|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes  
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes  
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Lt Gen Frederick Roberts]
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Lt Gen Frederick Roberts]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayub_Khan_%28Afghan_commander%29 Ayub Khan]
|commander2=Nek Mohammed Khan
|strength1=11,000 troops<br>32 guns
|strength1=3,800 British & Indian troops
|strength2=13,000 Afghan regulars & tribesmen
|strength2=12,000 Regular Afghan troops & tribesmen
|casualties1=248 killed & wounded
|casualties1=
|casualties2=2,500 killed
|casualties2=
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Revision as of 18:18, 13 May 2008

See also List of Battles & Actions in British India 1600-1900

Battle of Charasia
Part of 2nd Afghan War
Date: 6 October 1879
Location: Caharasyab, Kabul, Afghanistan
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 34.416292°N 69.133499°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
British & Indians Various Afghan tribes
Commanders
Lt Gen Frederick Roberts Nek Mohammed Khan
Strength
3,800 British & Indian troops 12,000 Regular Afghan troops & tribesmen
Casualties

External Links

The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
The British Empire - Charasia 1879
British Battles.com - The Battle of Charasiab

Recommended Reading

"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968