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on 6 October, Roberts marched into Kabul on 13 October. With Kabul itself vulnerable to attack, Roberts based his force in the unfinished
Sherpur cantonment, a mile north of the city. A military commission was then set up to try those responsible for Cavagnari's death. While a strong response to the
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encountered a 10,000+ Afghan army advancing on Kabul. In an attempt to delay the advance, the outnumbered
Lancers charged the Afghans. Heavy casualties were suffered and the Afghans continued their advance. Anglican chaplain
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Mohammed Jan, he ordered his troops to storm the cantonment on 23 December. By midday, the assault had been repulsed, and the Afghan army dispersed.
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murders was considered necessary, the resultant public executions helped unite Afghan opposition against the
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the new amir, gathered in the area north of Kabul. On 11 December a small detachment (c.170 men) of the
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The Afghan Wars 1839–42 and 1878–80: Chapter IV: The
December storm
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Bengal Sapper and Miners
Bastion, in Sherpur Cantonment circa 1879
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At the end of
November, an army of tribesmen under the command of
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by mutinous Afghan troops, initiating the second phase of the
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650:"Roberts, Frederick Sleigh, first Earl Roberts (1832–1914)"
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History of the 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles : 1858 to 1928
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A Short
History of the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers 1715–1949
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was given to
Afghans found in the area with weapons.
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333:was a battle fought in December 1879, during the
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560:22nd (Derajat) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
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565:24th (Hazara) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
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453:is maintained up to the present as a British
430:the British forces entrenched in the Sherpur
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659:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
635:British Battles: The Second Anglo-Afghan War
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585:The Afghan forces charge (illustration by
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16:1879 battle of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
426:On 15 December, the Afghan army began to
385:as a British puppet and instead declared
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613:View inside the Sherpur Cantonment today
1022:Siege of the British Residency in Kabul
775:Afghanistan's 'graveyard of foreigners'
656:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1179:Battles of the Second Anglo-Afghan War
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530:28th Bengal Native Infantry (Punjabis)
525:23rd Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
361:. A force was assembled and named the
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365:, under the command of Major-General
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1174:Sieges involving the United Kingdom
369:. After defeating Afghan forces at
24:The siege of the Sherpur Cantonment
13:
1110:Afghanistan Medal (United Kingdom)
515:5th Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force
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43:Assault on the Sherpur cantonment.
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1090:European influence in Afghanistan
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1032:Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment
716:. 26 August 1881. p. 4393.
540:5th Punjabis (Vaughan’s Rifles)
440:Brigadier General Charles Gough
406:for rescuing the wounded. Naik
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494:British Indian Army regiments
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1169:Sieges involving Afghanistan
680:UK public library membership
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1100:The Great Game: Afghanistan
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510:Queen’s Own Corps of Guides
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1042:Second Battle of Charasiab
754:Forbes, Archibald (1912).
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520:1st PWO Sappers and Miners
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391:9th Queen's Royal Lancers
381:, who had denounced Amir
353:in Kabul, and his escort
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379:Mohammed Jan Khan Wardak
345:On 3 September 1879 Sir
900:Amir Dost Mohammad Khan
637:. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
359:Second Anglo-Afghan War
335:Second Anglo-Afghan War
255:Second Anglo-Afghan War
31:Second Anglo-Afghan War
1070:Third Anglo-Afghan War
1017:Battle of Peiwar Kotal
837:William Hay Macnaghten
727:Weekes, H. E. (2011).
665:10.1093/ref:odnb/35768
647:Robson, Brian (2008).
414:was awarded his third
203:50,000 tribal warriors
160:Commanders and leaders
1189:19th century in Kabul
505:14th Murray’s Lancers
438:under the command of
416:Indian Order of Merit
208:Casualties and losses
90:34.53278°N 69.16583°E
1199:December 1879 events
1037:Battle of Ahmed Khel
1012:Battle of Ali Masjid
984:Battle of Jellalabad
1194:19th-century sieges
1164:1879 in Afghanistan
1027:Battle of Charasiab
925:Mohammed Nadir Shah
857:William Elphinstone
408:Kishanbir Nagarkoti
395:14th Bengal Lancers
383:Mohammad Yaqub Khan
213:33 dead and wounded
86: /
55:15–23 December 1879
1105:Malalai of Maiwand
1052:Battle of Kandahar
989:Retreat from Kabul
948:Afghanistan portal
910:Amir Sher Ali Khan
713:The London Gazette
451:Sherpur Cantonment
330:Sherpur Cantonment
95:34.53278; 69.16583
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1047:Battle of Maiwand
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867:Frederick Roberts
847:Willoughby Cotton
762:Gutenberg Project
740:978-1-78149-333-5
678:(Subscription or
555:5th Gurkha Rifles
550:4th Gurkha Rifles
545:2nd Gurkha Rifles
535:3rd Sikh Infantry
467:British regiments
455:military cemetery
418:at this battle.
412:5th Gurkha Rifles
367:Frederick Roberts
363:Kabul Field Force
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173:Frederick Roberts
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905:Wazir Akbar Khan
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483:72nd Highlanders
402:was awarded the
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1184:Sieges of Kabul
1159:Battles in 1879
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994:Battle of Kabul
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461:Order of battle
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109:British victory
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979:Siege of Kahun
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920:Amanullah Khan
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877:Arthur Barrett
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872:Donald Stewart
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852:George Pollock
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829:British Empire
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404:Victoria Cross
355:were massacred
349:, the British
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133:British Empire
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723:
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436:relief column
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372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
338:
336:
332:
331:
328:siege of the
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311:
309:
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303:2nd Charasiab
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288:1st Charasiab
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587:Sidney Paget
500:12th Cavalry
448:
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344:
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273:Peiwar Kotal
216:3,000 killed
198:Anglo-Indian
185:Mohammed Jan
177:
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118:Belligerents
892:Afghanistan
708:"No. 25008"
670:25 February
473:9th Lancers
400:James Adams
154:Afghanistan
147:British Raj
93: /
69:Afghanistan
1153:Categories
1138:Multimedia
1095:Great Game
1004:Second War
862:Sam Browne
842:John Keane
682:required.)
619:References
444:No quarter
432:Cantonment
341:Background
298:Ahmed Khel
268:Ali Masjid
81:69°09′57″E
78:34°31′58″N
1062:Third War
966:First War
478:67th Foot
422:The siege
371:Chariasab
278:Kam Dakka
1128:Category
393:and the
387:Musa Jan
351:Resident
313:Kandahar
191:Strength
60:Location
29:Part of
1083:Related
821:Leaders
764:E-book.
572:Gallery
428:besiege
410:of the
308:Maiwand
293:Sherpur
958:Events
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200:troops
196:7,000
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106:Result
283:Kabul
65:Kabul
735:ISBN
672:2009
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