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{{Battlemap|war=2nd Afghan War: First Second Phase|link=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?tf=q&source=ps_q&hl=en&geocode=&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101241150585833319689.00047220fb32be1ba7d65000472224c13b2c3a9f24&ll=3234.98102061761,7067.795898884521&spn=7.139265250835,147.018555547607&t=p&z=7}} On 30 March 1880 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Donald_Stewart,_1st_Baronet General Stewart] left the Bombay division of his force as a garrison under Maj-Gen Primrose and marched to [[Kabul]] fighting battles at [[Battle of Ahmad Khel|Ahmed Khel]] and [[Battle of Urzoo|Urzu]] on the way. Part of the field force went with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Roberts,_1st_Earl_Roberts General Roberts] on his march to relieve [[Kandahar]] while he led the remainder back to India via the [[Khyber Pass]].
== Field Force ==
'''Artillery'''
*[[Royal Horse Artillery]]
*[[Royal Artillery]]<br>
'''Cavalry'''
*[[19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse)]]
*[[1st Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|1st Punjab Cavalry (21st Cavalry)]]
*[[2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Punjab Cavalry (22nd Cavalry)]]<br>
'''Infantry'''
*HM [[59th Regiment of Foot]]
*[[60th Regiment of Foot|HM 2nd/60th Rifles]]
*[[15th Bengal Native Infantry]] (Ludhiana Sikhs)
*[[19th Regiment of Bengal Infantry (Punjabis)]]
*[[25th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry (Punjabis)]]
*[[3rd Gurkha Rifles]]
*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|2nd Sikh Infantry]]
{{Template:Campbox2ndAfgh5}} [[Category:2nd Afghan War| General Stewart's March to Kabul]][[Category:General Stewart's March to Kabul| ]]
