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[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/charasiab.htm BritishBattles.com - The Battle of Charasiab]== Recommended Reading =="''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
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[[Category:Battles|Charasia, Battle of]]
See also [[List of Battles & Actions in British India 1600-1900]]
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[2nd Afghan War]]
|date=6 October 1879
|location=Charasiab, Lowrah, Afghanistan
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=31.646407,65.674874&z=13&t=h&hl=en 31.647689°N 665.671617°E]
|result=British victory
|territory=
|combatant1=British & Indians
|combatant2=Various Afghan tribes
|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Lt Gen Frederick Roberts]
|commander2=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayub_Khan_%28Afghan_commander%29 Ayub Khan]
|strength1=11,000 troops<br>32 guns
|strength2=13,000 Afghan regulars & tribesmen
|casualties1=248 killed & wounded
|casualties2=2,500 killed
}}
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/charasia.htm The British Empire - Charasia 1879]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/charasiab.htm British Battles.com - The Battle of Charasiab]
