Battle of Baba Wullee 1880
Also known as the Battle of Kandahar
| Battle of Baba Wullee 1880 | ||
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| Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
| Date: | 1 September 1880 | |
| Location: | Argandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.647689°N 65.671617°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Frederick Roberts | Ayub Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| 11,000 troops 32 guns |
13,000 Afghan regulars & tribesmen | |
| Casualties | ||
| 248 killed & wounded | 2,500 killed | |
Field Force from Kabul
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
The Order of Battle of the Kabul-Kandahar Field Force: Commander in Chief: Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Roberts VC. KCB. Cavalry Brigade: commanded by Brigadier General Hugh Gough VC CB. 9th Lancers 3rd Bengal Cavalry 23rd Bengal Cavalry Central India Horse
Artillery Brigade: commanded by Colonel Alured Johnson 3 batteries Mountain Artillery. Infantry Division: commanded by Major General Sir John Ross KCB First Brigade: commanded by Brigadier General H. Macpherson VC CB 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders 23rd Bengal Native Infantry (Punjab Pioneers) 24th Bengal Native Infantry (Punjabis) 2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas
Battle Order of the Kabul-Kandahar Field Force
Commander in Chief: Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Roberts VC. KCB. Cavalry Brigade: commanded by Brigadier General Hugh Gough VC CB. 9th Lancers 3rd Bengal Cavalry 23rd Bengal Cavalry Central India Horse
Artillery Brigade: commanded by Colonel Alured Johnson 3 batteries Mountain Artillery. Infantry Division: commanded by Major General Sir John Ross KCB First Brigade: commanded by Brigadier General H. Macpherson VC CB 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders 23rd Bengal Native Infantry (Punjab Pioneers) 24th Bengal Native Infantry (Punjabis) 2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas
Second Brigade: commanded by Brigadier General TD Baker CB 72nd (Duke of Albany’s) Highlanders 2nd Sikh Infantry 3rd Sikh Infantry 5th Gurkhas
Third Brigade: commanded by Brigadier General CM MacGregor CB 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles 15th Bengal Native Infantry (Ludhiana Sikhs) 25th Bengal Native Infantry (Punjabis) 4th Gurkhas
British Regiments: Regiments from Kabul: 9th Lancers, from 1966 9th/12th Royal Lancers.* 3rd Bengal Cavalry * 23rd Bengal Cavalry * 1st Central India Horse * 2nd Central India Horse * 3 batteries Mountain Artillery. 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles, now Royal Green Jackets. * 72nd (Duke of Albany’s) Highlanders, later Seaforth Highlanders, now the Highlanders. * 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders, later Gordon Highlanders, now the Highlanders. * 15th Bengal Native Infantry (Ludhiana Sikhs) * 23rd Bengal Native Infantry (Punjab Pioneers) * 24th Bengal Native Infantry (Punjabis) * 25th Bengal Native Infantry (Punjabis) * 2nd Prince of Wales’s Own Gurkhas * 4th Gurkhas * 5th Gurkhas * 2nd Sikh Infantry * 3rd Sikh Infantry *
Poona Horse
Kandahar Regiments: E/B Battery Royal Horse Artillery 3rd Queen’s Own (Bombay Cavalry) * 3rd Scinde Horse (Bombay Army) * HM 7th Royal Fusiliers, now the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. * HM 66th Foot (remainder of) from 1882 Royal Berkshire Regiment and now the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. * 1st Grenadiers (Bombay Army) * 4th Bombay Native Infantry * 19th Bombay Native Infantry * 28th Bombay Native Infantry (Jacob’s Rifles) * 29th Balluch Battalion *
External Links
The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
British battles - Battle of Baba Wali
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
| 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 | |