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{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[2nd Afghan War]]
|date=2 December 1878
|location=Peiwar Kotal, Kurram, NWF
|presidency=[[Bengal]]
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=33.947158,69.900019&z=12&t=h&hl=en 33.947158°N 69.900019°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=
|strength1=
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}}
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/campafghan1878.htm The British Empire - 2nd Afghan War 1878-80]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/index.php 2nd Anglo-Afghan War]<br>[http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/marchtokandahar/regiments_march.php Regiments in the 2nd Afghan War]<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/peiwarkotal.htm The British Empire - Peiwar Kotal 1878]<br>[http://www.britishbattles.com/second-afghan-war/peiwar-kotal.htm BritishBattles.com - Battle of Peiwar Kotal]<br>[http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A0CE7D7123EE63BBC4C52DFB2668382669FDE&oref=slogin An English Soldier's Letter]
== Recommended Reading ==
"''Road to Kabul''" by Brian Robson 1986 ISBN 1862271968
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[[Category:BattlesLocations]]
