Battle of Maiwand
| Battle of Maiwand | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
| Date: | 27 July 1880 | |
| Location: | Meivand Kariz, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.733066°N 65.138988°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen George Burrows | Ayub Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
British Forces
British Army
66th Regiment of Foot
Royal Horse Artillery E/B Battery
Indian Army
1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers)
30th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
(Jacob's Rifles)
3rd Bombay Light Cavalry
3rd Sind Horse
Bombay Sappers and Miners
External Links
Garen Ewing - 2nd Anglo-Afghan War
The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
British Empire - Battle of Maiwand
Wikipedia - Battle of Maiwand
List of 30th Bombay Native Infantry killed
Garen Ewing - Battle of Khushk-i-Nakhud
Garen Ewing - Map showing Khushk-i-Nakhud
That Day by Rudyard Kipling
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968