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|partof=[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|2nd Afghan War 1878-80]]
|date=19 April 1880
|location=[[Ahmad Khel]], near Mushaki, [[Ghazni]], [[Afghanistan ]]
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.2580892375,68.2234942111&z=12&t=h&hl=en 33.205616°N 2375°N 68.312029°E2111°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
== British and Indian Regiments ==
'''Cavalry Brigade'''<br>
''Brigadier General Charles Henry Palliser''<br>
*[[19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse)]]
*[[19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)]]
*[[3rd Gurkha Rifles]]
*2 batteries [[Royal Artillery]]
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm 2nd Afghan War 1878-80] British Empire website<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/ahmed-khel.htm The Battle of Ahmed Khel] British Battles.com<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/3rdgurkhas.htm 3rd Gurkha Rifles in action at Ahmad Khel] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ahmed_Khel Battle of Ahmad Khel] Wikipedia
== Recommended Reading ==
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
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