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|combatant1=British & Indians | |combatant1=British & Indians | ||
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | |combatant2=Various Afghan tribes | ||
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Maj Gen Frederick Roberts] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Maj Gen Frederick Roberts]<br>Brig Gen Massy | ||
|commander2=Mahomed Jan | |commander2=Mahomed Jan | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://books.google. | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://books.google.com/books?id=xFnzPi9zV4MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+Afghan+Wars+by+Archibald+forbes&sig=ACfU3U0VVg9nCb0zBLdvRgGH0btLJwcIKw&source=gbs_book_other_versions_r&cad=1_1#PPA168,M1 Google Books - Battle at Killa Kazee]<br>[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/action_cabul_1892.jpg University of Texas - Map of Kabul environs] | ||
== Recommended Reading == | == Recommended Reading == | ||
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968 | "''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968 | ||
Revision as of 16:45, 4 October 2008
| Battle of Killa Kazee | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Afghan War | ||
| Date: | 11 December 1879 | |
| Location: | Kala, Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.480382°N 68.983536°E | |
| Result: | British withdrawal | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen Frederick Roberts Brig Gen Massy |
Mahomed Jan | |
| Strength | ||
| 10,000 | ||
| Casualties | ||
External Links
The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
Google Books - Battle at Killa Kazee
University of Texas - Map of Kabul environs
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968