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|commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Lt Gen Frederick Roberts] | |commander1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts Lt Gen Frederick Roberts] | ||
|commander2= Mohammed Jan | |commander2= Mohammed Jan | ||
| − | |strength1= | + | |strength1=7,000 British and Indians |
| − | |strength2=50,000 | + | |strength2=50,000 tribesmen |
|casualties1=33 | |casualties1=33 | ||
|casualties2=3,000 | |casualties2=3,000 | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm | + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm 2nd Afghan War 1878-80] The British Empire<br> |
| − | [http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php 2nd Anglo-Afghan War]<br | + | [http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php 2nd Anglo-Afghan War] Garen Ewing website<br> |
| − | [http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/marchtokandahar/regiments_march.php Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War]<br | + | [http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/marchtokandahar/regiments_march.php Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War] Garen Ewing website<br> |
| − | [http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kabul-1879.htm | + | [http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/kabul-1879.htm The Battle of Kabul 1879] BritishBattles.com<br> |
| − | [http://kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/index.php?id=704 | + | [http://kingscollections.org/servingsoldier/index.php?id=704 Kabul Under Attack] The Serving Soldier |
== Historical Books Online == | == Historical Books Online == | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 25 August 2010
| Battle of Kabul 1879 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
| Date: | 23 December 1879 | |
| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 34.528306°N 69.172341°E | |
| Result: | British victory | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Lt Gen Frederick Roberts | Mohammed Jan | |
| Strength | ||
| 7,000 British and Indians | 50,000 tribesmen | |
| Casualties | ||
| 33 | 3,000 | |
External Links
2nd Afghan War 1878-80 The British Empire
2nd Anglo-Afghan War Garen Ewing website
Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War Garen Ewing website
The Battle of Kabul 1879 BritishBattles.com
Kabul Under Attack The Serving Soldier
Historical Books Online
- Recollections of the Kabul Campaign 1879 & 1880 by Joshua Duke(1888) Archive.org. (The author was in the Bengal Medical Service)
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
| General Roberts' March to Kabul | |
|---|---|
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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 | |
