General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar

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Summary

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Following the defeat at the Battle of Maiwand, Roberts set out on 7 August 1880 on a forced march from Kabul to relieve Kandahar. on 1 September Roberts defeated Yakub Khan at the Battle of Baba Wullee. General Stewart completed the evacuation of British troops from Kabul on 11 September and Brig-Gen Watson took remaining British forces out of Kurram 6-21 October. The last British units left Kandahar on 15 Aprill 1881.

Field Force from Kabul

10,000 men and 8,000 camp followers
Cavalry

• 9th Lancers
• 3rd Bengal Cavalry
• 23rd Bengal Cavalry
• 1st Central India Horse
• 2nd Central India Horse

Artillery

• 3 batteries Mountain Artillery

Infantry

• 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles
• 72nd (Duke of Albany’s) Highlanders
• 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders
• 15th Bengal Native Infantry
• 23rd Bengal Native Infantry
• 24th Bengal Native Infantry
• 25th Bengal Native Infantry
• 2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas
• 4th Gurkhas
• 5th Gurkhas
• 2nd Sikh Infantry
• 3rd Sikh Infantry

Forced March Itinerary

8 August	Left Kabul
15 August	Reached Ghuznee	90 miles
23 August	Relieved Khelat-i-Ghilzai	220 miles
31 August	Reached Kandahar	300 miles

External Links

Roberts' March Garen Ewing Article
Relief Column Wikipedia

General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar
Actions fought on this march: Maiwand – Baba Wullee (Kandahar)
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