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Battle of Maiwand
1880 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Maiwand (Dari: نبرد میوند, Pashto: د ميوند جگړه), fought on 27 July 1880, was one of the principal battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Under the leadership of Ayub Khan, the Afghan forces defeated a much smaller British force consisting of two brigades of British and Indian troops under Brigadier-General George Burrows, albeit at a high price: between 2,050 and 2,750 Afghan warriors were killed, and probably about 1,500 wounded.[3] British and Indian forces suffered 1,200 dead.
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Battle of Maiwand | |||||||
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Part of Second Anglo-Afghan War | |||||||
![]() "Maiwand: Saving the Guns". Royal Horse Artillery withdrawing from Afghan attack at the Battle of Maiwand, painted by Richard Caton Woodville | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
2,476 British/Indian troops | 25,000 Afghan warriors | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,200 killed[1] | Unknown, estimates from 2,000—5,000[2] |
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