Battle of Kandahar (1880)
Last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1880 battle. For other battles in Kandahar, see Battle of Kandahar.
The Battle of Kandahar, 1 September 1880, was the last major conflict of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The battle in southern Afghanistan was fought between the British forces under command of General Roberts and the Afghan forces led by Ayub Khan. It ended with a British victory.
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Battle of Kandahar | |||||||
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Part of the Second Anglo-Afghan War | |||||||
Kandahar: 92nd Highlanders storming Gundi Mulla Sahibdad, Richard Caton Woodville | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom India | Afghanistan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henry Francis Brooke † | Ayub Khan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000[1] | 13,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
100 killed 218 wounded |
1,000 killed 2,000 wounded |
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