Battle of Ghazni
1839 battle of the First Anglo-Afghan War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 1839 battle. For other battles, see Battle of Ghazni (disambiguation).
The Battle of Ghazni[lower-alpha 1] took place in the city of Ghazni in central Afghanistan on Tuesday, July 23, 1839, during the First Anglo-Afghan War.
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Battle of Ghazni | |||||||
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Part of the First Anglo-Afghan War | |||||||
Lithograph depicting British troops storming the gates of the fortress. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
East India Company Durrani Kingdom | Emirate of Kabul | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sir John Keane | Hyder Khan | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,500 | 3,500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
200 killed and wounded |
500 killed, 1,600 captured |
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