Third Anglo-Afghan War
1919 war between the British Empire (India) and the Emirate of Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Third Anglo-Afghan War?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
The Third Anglo-Afghan War[lower-alpha 1] began on 6 May 1919 when the Emirate of Afghanistan invaded British India and ended with an armistice on 8 August 1919. The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 resulted in the Afghans gaining control of foreign affairs from Britain and the British recognizing the Durand Line as the border between Afghanistan and British India.[4]
Quick Facts Date, Location ...
Third Anglo-Afghan War | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Interwar period | |||||||
Soldiers in action at Kohat during the Third Anglo-Afghan War | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| |||||||
Strength | |||||||
50,000 man standing army supported by up to 80,000 tribesmen |
8 divisions 5 independent brigades 3 cavalry brigades, plus a number of modern aircraft, armoured cars and artillery | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000 dead[1] Hundreds more killed from wounds[1] |
1,751 dead or wounded[1] Hundreds more killed by disease[1][2] |
Close