Battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
- Battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
There were several decisive actions in the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. Here are the battles and actions in chronological order. An asterisk (*) indicates a clasp was awarded for that particular battle with the Afghan War medal.
1878
#Battle of Ali Musjid* (Decisive British victory)
#Battle of Peiwar Kotal* (Decisive British victory)
1879
#Action at Takht-i-Pul
#Action at Matun
#Battle of Khushk-i-Nakud
#Battle of Fatehbad
#Battle of Kam Dakka
#Battle of Charasiab*
#Battle of Shajui
#Battle of Karez Mir
#Battle of Takht-i-Shah
#Battle of Asmai Heights (Afghan victory)
#Siege of Sherpur* (Decisive British victory)
1880
#Battle of Ahmed Khel* (British victory)
#Battle of Arzu
#Second Battle of Charasiab
#Battle of Maiwand (Afghan victory)
#Battle of Deh Koja
#Battle of Kandahar* (Decisive British victory)
1881
#Kandahar (and Afghanistan) Evacuation
External links
* [http://www.angloafghanwar.info/waroffice/chronology.php Second Anglo-Afghan War Chronology]
* [http://www.britishbattles.com/ British Battles]
* [http://www.nongnu.org/afghancalendar Online Afghan Calendar with Historical dates]
ee also
* Military history of Afghanistan
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