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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:2nd Afghan War|2nd Afghan War 1878-80]]
|date=19 April 1880
|location=Road between Kandahar and Kabul [[Ahmad Khel]], near Mushaki, [[Ghazni]], [[Afghanistan]] |presidency=[[Bengal ]] |co-ordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.2375,68.2111&z=12&t=h&hl=en 33.2375°N 68.2111°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=Britsh British & Indians
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Martin_Stewart Lt Gen Sir Donald Stewart]
|commander2=Unknown tribal leaders
|strength1=7,200 British & Indian troops
|strength2= 15,000 mounted & on foot
|casualties1= About 115
|casualties2=About 3,000
}}
[[Image:Ahmedkhelbattle_plan1880.jpg|thumb|300px|Ahmed Khel battle plan]]
== 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)]]
*A Battery [[Royal Horse Artillery]]
'''1st Brigade'''<br>
''Brigadier General Barter''<br>
*[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry (21st Cavalry)]]
*[[60th Regiment of Foot|HM 2nd/60th Rifles]]
*[[15th Bengal Native Infantry]] (Ludhiana Sikhs)
*[[25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry (Punjabis)]]
*11th Battery [[Royal Artillery]]
'''2nd Brigade'''<br>
''Brigadier General Hughes''
*[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Cavalry (22nd Cavalry)]]
*HM [[59th Regiment of Foot]]
*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]]
*[[3rd Gurkha Rifles]]
*2 batteries [[Royal Artillery]]
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]British Empire website<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/ahmed-khel.htm BritishBattlesThe Battle of Ahmed Khel] British Battles.com - The <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 Ahmed Ahmad Khel]Wikipedia
== Recommended Reading ==
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
{{Template:Campbox2ndAfgh5}} [[Category:Battles|Ahmad Khel, Battle of]][[Category:Military2nd Afghan War|Ahmad Khel, Battle of]][[Category:WarsGeneral Stewart's March to Kabul|Ahmad Khel, Battle of]]
