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| + | == British Forces == | ||
| + | '''British Army'''<br> | ||
| + | 66th Regiment of Foot<br> | ||
| + | Royal Horse Artillery E/B Battery<br> | ||
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| + | '''Indian Army'''<br> | ||
| + | 1st Bombay Native Infantry | ||
| + | (Grenadiers)<br> | ||
| + | 30th Bombay Native Infantry | ||
| + | (Jacob's Rifles)<br> | ||
| + | 3rd Bombay Light Cavalry<br> | ||
| + | 3rd Sind Horse<br> | ||
| + | Bombay Sappers and Miners<br> | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php Garen Ewing - 2nd Anglo-Afghan War]<br>[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/campafghan1878maiwand.htm British Empire - Battle of Maiwand]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Maiwand Wikipedia - Battle of Maiwand]<br>[http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/afghan14.htm List of 30th Bombay Native Infantry killed]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/narratives/khushk-i-nakhud.php Garen Ewing - Battle of Khushk-i-Nakhud]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/waroffice/map_south.php Garen Ewing - Map showing Khushk-i-Nakhud]<br>[http://www.everypoet.com/Archive/Poetry/Rudyard_Kipling/kipling_that_day.htm That Day by Rudyard Kipling] | [http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php Garen Ewing - 2nd Anglo-Afghan War]<br>[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/campafghan1878maiwand.htm British Empire - Battle of Maiwand]<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Maiwand Wikipedia - Battle of Maiwand]<br>[http://www.angelfire.com/mp/memorials/afghan14.htm List of 30th Bombay Native Infantry killed]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/narratives/khushk-i-nakhud.php Garen Ewing - Battle of Khushk-i-Nakhud]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/waroffice/map_south.php Garen Ewing - Map showing Khushk-i-Nakhud]<br>[http://www.everypoet.com/Archive/Poetry/Rudyard_Kipling/kipling_that_day.htm That Day by Rudyard Kipling] | ||
Revision as of 14:27, 13 March 2009
| Battle of Maiwand | ||
|---|---|---|
| Part of 2nd Afghan War 1878-80 | ||
| Date: | 27 July 1880 | |
| Location: | Meivand Kariz, Afghanistan | |
| Presidency: | Bengal | |
| Co-ordinates: | 31.733066°N 65.138988°E | |
| Result: | British defeat | |
| Combatants | ||
| British & Indians | Various Afghan tribes | |
| Commanders | ||
| Maj Gen George Burrows | Ayub Khan | |
| Strength | ||
| Casualties | ||
British Forces
British Army
66th Regiment of Foot
Royal Horse Artillery E/B Battery
Indian Army
1st Bombay Native Infantry
(Grenadiers)
30th Bombay Native Infantry
(Jacob's Rifles)
3rd Bombay Light Cavalry
3rd Sind Horse
Bombay Sappers and Miners
External Links
Garen Ewing - 2nd Anglo-Afghan War
The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80
British Empire - Battle of Maiwand
Wikipedia - Battle of Maiwand
List of 30th Bombay Native Infantry killed
Garen Ewing - Battle of Khushk-i-Nakhud
Garen Ewing - Map showing Khushk-i-Nakhud
That Day by Rudyard Kipling
Recommended Reading
"Road to Kabul" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
