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|partof=[[2nd Afghan War]] | |||
|date=23 December 1879 | |||
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabul Kabul, Afghanistan] | |||
|presidency=[[Bengal]] | |||
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=34.528306,69.172341&z=13&t=h&hl=en 34.528306°N 69.172341°E] | |||
|result=British victory | |||
|territory= | |||
|combatant1=British & Indians | |||
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | |||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Lt Gen Frederick Roberts] | |||
|commander2= Mohammed Jan | |||
|strength1= See list of forces | |||
|strength2=50,000 | |||
|casualties1=33 | |||
|casualties2=3,000 | |||
}} | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kabul-1879.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul 1879] | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php 2nd Anglo-Afghan War]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/marchtokandahar/regiments_march.php Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kabul-1879.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul 1879] | ||
== Recommended Reading == | |||
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968 | |||
[[Category:Battles|Kabul, Battle of]] | [[Category:Battles|Kabul, Battle of]] | ||
Revision as of 13:54, 27 September 2008
| Battle of Kabul 1879 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 23 December 1879 | |
| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.528306°N 69.172341°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Frederick Roberts | Mohammed Jan | |
| Strength | ||
| See list of forces | 50,000 | |
| Casualties | ||
| 33 | 3,000 | |
External Links
The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
2nd Anglo-Afghan War
Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War
BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Kabul 1879
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968