General Roberts' March from Kabul to Kandahar
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
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 | |
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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 | |